Re: PHPNuke viewpage.php allows Remote File retrieving

[Kevin <lists () phantox com>]

I have just checked 5 different 6.5 installs some of which have been 
upgraded from previous 6.5 beta's and this file most definattly does not 
exist under 6.5

admin () gaylenandmargie com wrote:

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> > From: Jim Geovedi <negative () magnesium net>
> > To: bugtraq () securityfocus com
> > Subject: Re: PHPNuke viewpage.php allows Remote File retrieving
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> > On Tue, 25 Mar 2003 11:59:26 -0600 DaiTengu wrote:
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> > > > viewpage.php is a part of PHPNuke.
> > > > The Script allows an attacker to view all files on the System.
> > > >
> > > > Example:
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> > > > http://server.com/viewpage.php?file=/etc/passwd
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> > > umm, what version of phpNuke is vulnerable to this? as far as I'm
> > > aware, there has not been any viewpage.php since before 5.0...
> > >
> > > I beleive this was reported then as well. 
> > > reguardless, this is not true with 6.0
> > >      
> > it's repeatable on PHP-Nuke 6.5.
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> > --
> >         Jim Geovedi <negative () magnesium net>
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> >    
> I have the vanilla 6.5 and there is no viewpage.php file in the package 
> that I can find.  Are you sure that this isn't in an addon?  Or possibly 
> left over from a previous version that was never cleared out when phpnuke 
> was updated?
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