CVE-2001-0911 Weak cryptography in n/a

High 7.5 Published 2 Feb 2002 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can steal and decode base-64 encoded cookies to gain unauthorized administrative privileges in PHP-Nuke.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2001-0911?

CVE-2001-0911 is a high-severity vulnerability in Francisco Burzi Php-Nuke, published on 2 Feb 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

PHP-Nuke 5.1 stores user and administrator passwords in a base-64 encoded cookie, which could allow remote attackers to gain privileges by stealing or sniffing the cookie and decoding it.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0911?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Francisco Burzi Php-Nuke, Postnuke Software Foundation Postnuke.

How do I fix CVE-2001-0911?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0911 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2001-0911 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0911 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Francisco Burzi Php-Nuke vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xq26-7392-p876.