# CVE-2001-0383: Missing authorization in n/a

> Remote attackers can modify banner ad URLs in PHP-Nuke without authentication due to missing authorization checks in the Change operation.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Sep 2001
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c2rq-2x5w-5prm

## What is CVE-2001-0383?

CVE-2001-0383 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Francisco Burzi Php-Nuke, published on 18 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

banners.php in PHP-Nuke 4.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify banner ad URLs by directly calling the Change operation, which does not require authentication.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0383?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Francisco Burzi Php-Nuke.

## How do I fix CVE-2001-0383?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0383 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2001-0383 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0383 exists.

Public exploit code:

- PHP-Nuke 1.0/2.5/3.0/4.x - Remote Ad Banner URL Change (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Francisco Burzi Php-Nuke

- [CVE-2005-3016](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3016/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2001-1025](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1025/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2001-0320](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0320/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-6376](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6376/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2003-1435](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1435/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2001-0383 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2001-0383 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Francisco Burzi Php-Nuke, published on 18 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0383 exists.

Affected product: Francisco Burzi Php-Nuke. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0383/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0383/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0383
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0383
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2001-0383

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0383/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.