CVE-2004-2297 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in PHP-Nuke's Reviews module by sending a large, out-of-range score parameter.
- 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-2004-2297?
CVE-2004-2297 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Francisco Burzi Php-Nuke, published on 4 Aug 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Reviews module in PHP-Nuke 6.0 to 7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a large, out-of-range score parameter.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2297?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Francisco Burzi Php-Nuke.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2297?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2297 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2004-2297 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-2297 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Francisco Burzi Php-Nuke
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f86m-qh2c-23m2.