CVE-2001-0383
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedbanners.php in PHP-Nuke 4.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify banner ad URLs by directly calling the Change operation, which does not require authentication.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe banners.php file in PHP-Nuke 4.4 and earlier lacks authentication checks on the banner URL modification operation, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to alter banner ad URLs through direct manipulation of the 'Change' operation.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 4.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm PHP-Nuke installationLocate the PHP-Nuke installation by identifying the presence of config.php or other PHP-Nuke core files in the web root directory. Check the footer or version information typically displayed in the site.Affected if The site is running Francisco Burzi Php Nuke version 4.4 or earlier
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Identify PHP-Nuke version numberCheck the version by examining config.php for version strings, or view the admin panel About/Info section if accessible. Alternatively, search for a version.php or version.txt file in the PHP-Nuke root directory.Affected if The installed version is 4.4 or any version lower than 4.4
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Verify banners.php file existsCheck for the existence of the file 'banners.php' in the PHP-Nuke root directory or modules/Banners directory. Attempt to access it directly via HTTP request to confirm it is reachable.Affected if The file banners.php exists and is web-accessible
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Check banner management access controlsExamine the banners.php source code for session validation, authentication checks, or admin privilege verification before the banner URL modification (Change) operation. Look for code patterns like session_start(), is_admin(), or similar authorization logic near the Change functionality.Affected if No authentication, session validation, or admin privilege check is performed before allowing banner URL changes
A user is affected if their PHP-Nuke installation is version 4.4 or earlier AND the banners.php file exists with no authentication checks on the banner URL modification operation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement proper authentication and session validation checks in banners.php before allowing any banner URL modifications, and add input validation to ensure only authorized administrators can access the Change operation.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2001-0383 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data