Summary
generated automatically from NVD dataPHP-Nuke 4.4.1a contains an account takeover flaw in its user.php script. A remote attacker who guesses a victim's user id (UID) can call user.php with the saveuser operator to change that user's email address and obtain their password. No authentication is required, and the issue is rated 7.5 (HIGH) under CVSS v2.0, with partial impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability.
NVD description
PHP-Nuke 4.4.1a allows remote attackers to modify a user's email address and obtain the password by guessing the user id (UID) and calling user.php with the saveuser operator.
EPSS · FIRST.org
2.4%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Higher than 83% of scored CVEs
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates, from observed exploitation activity, how likely a CVE is to be exploited in the next 30 days. It complements CVSS, which measures severity, not likelihood. Score of 2026-10-30, recomputed daily by FIRST.org.
CVSS v2.0 Score
Information
- Published
- 3 mai 2001
- Updated
- 16 juin 2026
- Status
- Modified
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
Affected products
Bounds published by NVD: "< 8.4.27" means 8.4.27 is no longer vulnerable. The fixed release to install is in the vendor advisory.
Weaknesses (CWE)
References (2)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0525.htmlExploitVendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0525.htmlExploitVendor Advisory
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