# CVE-2001-0854: Missing authorization in n/a

> Remote attackers can copy and delete arbitrary files by manipulating the PHP_SELF variable in PHP-Nuke, bypassing administrative checks.

- **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:** 22 Nov 2001
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hx7r-qxxr-89cp

## What is CVE-2001-0854?

CVE-2001-0854 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Francisco Burzi Php-Nuke, published on 22 Nov 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

PHP-Nuke 5.2 allows remote attackers to copy and delete arbitrary files by calling case.filemanager.php with admin.php as an argument, which sets the $PHP_SELF variable and makes it appear that case.filemanager.php is being called by admin.php instead of the user.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0854?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Francisco Burzi Php-Nuke.

## How do I fix CVE-2001-0854?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0854 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2001-0854 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0854 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## 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-2001-0854 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2001-0854 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Francisco Burzi Php-Nuke, published on 22 Nov 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0854 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2001-0854/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0854/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0854
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0854
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2001-0854

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0854/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.