# CVE-2004-2044: PHP-Nuke 7.3, and other products that use the PHP-Nuke codebase such as the Nuke Cops betaNC PHP-Nuke Bundle, OSCNukeLite 3.1, and OSC2Nuke

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2005-05-10 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

PHP-Nuke 7.3, and other products that use the PHP-Nuke codebase such as the Nuke Cops betaNC PHP-Nuke Bundle, OSCNukeLite 3.1, and OSC2Nuke 7x do not properly use the eregi() PHP function with $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] to identify the calling script, which allows remote attackers to directly access scripts, obtain path information via a PHP error message, and possibly gain access, as demonstrated using an HTTP request that contains the "admin.php" string.

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## References

- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-06/0005.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16298
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-06/0006.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16294
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16297
- http://www.osvdb.org/6593
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108662955105757&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10447
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108611606320559&w=2
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16296
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11766
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108611643614881&w=2
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24166

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