CVE-2011-1482: Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in mainfile.php in Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke 8.0 and

Q: How do I fix CVE-2011-1482?

php-nuke: upgrade to newer than 8.0. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2011-1482 being exploited?

CVE-2011-1482 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2011-1482 affect?

CVE-2011-1482 affects php-nuke. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.8). Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in mainfile.php in Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke 8.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) add user accounts or (2) gran

Q: How urgent is CVE-2011-1482?

Priority 41/100. Public exploit reference

This month

MEDIUM 6.8UPGRADE

CVE-2011-1482 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.8) affecting php-nuke. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in mainfile.php in Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke 8.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) add user accounts or (2) grant the administrative privilege to a user account, related to a Referer check that uses a substring comparison.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.8 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	0.6% (top 49%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-352
Published	2011-06-21
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): Red Hat, Inc. · Vendor: phpnuke

Last updated 2026-06-16 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2011-06-21 02:52 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 23:29 UTCUpdated Record last modified

phpnuke php-nuke UPGRADE

Affected: <= 8.0 · 5.0 · 5.0.1 · 5.1 · 5.2 · 5.3 · 5.3.1 · 5.4

Fixed in: newer than 8.0

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy php-nuke || rpm -q php-nuke || php-nuke --version

2. UPGRADE to newer than 8.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade php-nuke

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade php-nuke

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2011-1482?

php-nuke: upgrade to newer than 8.0. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2011-1482 being exploited?

CVE-2011-1482 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2011-1482 affect?

CVE-2011-1482 affects php-nuke. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.8). Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in mainfile.php in Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke 8.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) add user accounts or (2) gran

How urgent is CVE-2011-1482?

Priority 41/100. Public exploit reference

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