CVE-2001-1460

PostNuke 0.62-0.64 - SQL Injection via User Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2001-1460. PoCs published by anonymous.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The writeup describes an SQL injection vulnerability in PostNuke versions 0.62 to 0.64, allowing remote attackers to bypass authentication by manipulating a base64-encoded string passed to the 'article.php' script. The exploit leverages improper input filtering to alter a MySQL query and log in as any user with a known username and ID.

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in article.php in PostNuke 0.62 through 0.64 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via the user parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by anonymous · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21119

The writeup describes an SQL injection vulnerability in PostNuke versions 0.62 to 0.64, allowing remote attackers to bypass authentication by manipulating a base64-encoded string passed to the 'article.php' script. The exploit leverages improper input filtering to alter a MySQL query and log in as any user with a known username and ID.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: PostNuke 0.62 to 0.64
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Known username and ID of the target user · Base64 encoding capability
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/921547
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-10/0091.html
Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3435
Exploit, Patch mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-10/0088.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7280

Scores

EPSS 0.0328
EPSS Percentile 87.2%

Details

Status published
Products (3)
postnuke_software_foundation/postnuke 0.62
postnuke_software_foundation/postnuke 0.63
postnuke_software_foundation/postnuke 0.64
Published Oct 13, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026