CVE-2006-5525 EXPLOIT
5.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.1% (pctl 65)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in mainfile.php in PHP-Nuke 7.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to conduct SQL injection attacks via (1) "/**/UNION " or (2) " UNION/**/" sequences, which are not rejected by the protection mechanism, as demonstrated by a SQL injection via the eid parameter in a search action in the Encyclopedia module in modules.php.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.1 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 1.12% — more likely to be exploited than 65% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-10-26 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpnuke | php-nuke |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHP-Nuke 7.9 - 'Encyclopedia' SQL Injection | 2006-10-22 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22511
- http://www.neosecurityteam.net/index.php?action=advisories&id=27
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20674
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4149
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29705
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2617
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22511
- http://www.neosecurityteam.net/index.php?action=advisories&id=27
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20674
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4149
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29705
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2617
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