# CVE-2002-0483: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can determine the web server's physical pathname via error messages in PHP-Nuke, exposing internal file system details.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/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:** 11 Jun 2002
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gwgg-xf2c-hh99

## What is CVE-2002-0483?

CVE-2002-0483 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Francisco Burzi Php-Nuke, published on 11 Jun 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

index.php for PHP-Nuke 5.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to determine the physical pathname of the web server when the file parameter is set to index.php, which triggers an error message that leaks the pathname.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0483?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Francisco Burzi Php-Nuke.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-0483?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0483 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2002-0483 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-0483 exists.

Public exploit code:

- PHP-Nuke 5.x - Error Message Web Root Disclosure (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-2002-0483 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2002-0483 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Francisco Burzi Php-Nuke, published on 11 Jun 2002. 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-2002-0483 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-2002-0483/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0483/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0483
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0483
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-0483

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