CVE-2006-4979 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.8% (pctl 86)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Direct static code injection vulnerability in cfgphpquiz/install.php in Walter Beschmout PhpQuiz 1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code in config.inc.php via modified configuration settings.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 2.76% — more likely to be exploited than 86% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-09-25 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| walter beschmout | phpquiz |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | phpQuiz 0.1.2 - SQL Injection / Code Execution | 2006-09-16 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22015
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1627
- http://www.morx.org/phpquiz.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446315/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20065
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3693
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28997
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2376
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22015
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1627
- http://www.morx.org/phpquiz.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446315/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20065
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3693
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28997
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2376
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