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CVE-2008-1591

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2008-03-31 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-89

Description

The pnVarPrepForStore function in PostNuke 0.764 and earlier skips input sanitization when magic_quotes_runtime is enabled, which allows remote attackers to conduct SQL injection attacks and execute arbitrary SQL commands via input associated with server variables, as demonstrated by the CLIENT_IP HTTP header (HTTP_CLIENT_IP variable).

Affected products

• Postnuke: through 0.764

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28407
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41375
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5292
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28407
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41375
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5292

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