CVE-2004-1937 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files or modify global variables via directory traversal in Nuked-KlaN CMS parameters.
- 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-2004-1937?
CVE-2004-1937 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 May 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Nuked-KlaN 1.4b and 1.5b allow remote attackers to read or include arbitrary files via .. sequences in (1) the user_langue parameter to index.php or (2) the langue parameter to update.php, or modify arbitrary GLOBAL variables by causing globals.php to be loaded before conf.inc.php via (3) .. sequences in the file parameter with the page parameter set to globals, or (4) ../globals.php in the user_langue parameter, as demonstrated by modifying $nuked[prefix] in the Suggest module.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1937?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nuked-Klan Nuked-Klan.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1937?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1937 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2004-1937 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1937 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rmpw-q9gh-4qqx.