PHP-Nuke 5.1 stores user and administrator passwords in a base-64 encoded cookie, which…
Priority LOW 39Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
PHP-Nuke 5.1 stores user and administrator passwords in a base-64 encoded cookie, which could allow remote attackers to gain privileges by stealing or sniffing the cookie and decoding it.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03871 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:francisco_burzi:php-nuke:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 | Vulnerable | Francisco Burzi |
| cpe:2.3:a:francisco_burzi:php-nuke:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2 | Vulnerable | Francisco Burzi |
| cpe:2.3:a:francisco_burzi:php-nuke:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.1 | Vulnerable | Francisco Burzi |
| cpe:2.3:a:postnuke_software_foundation:postnuke:0.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.64 | Vulnerable | Postnuke Software Foundation |
- cpe:2.3:a:francisco_burzi:php-nuke:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·Francisco Burzi
- cpe:2.3:a:francisco_burzi:php-nuke:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·Francisco Burzi
- cpe:2.3:a:francisco_burzi:php-nuke:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.1 Vulnerable ·Francisco Burzi
- cpe:2.3:a:postnuke_software_foundation:postnuke:0.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.64 Vulnerable ·Postnuke Software Foundation
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0911
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xq26-7392-p876
- 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
References
Sources
- CVE-2001-0911 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-0911 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xq26-7392-p876 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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