# CVE-2005-1894: Code injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code by injecting it into the Referer header, which is then written to a file accessible via HTTP.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Jun 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mjp9-35c3-rjjh

## What is CVE-2005-1894?

CVE-2005-1894 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Direct code injection vulnerability in FlatNuke 2.5.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by placing the code into the Referer header of an HTTP request, which causes the code to be injected into referer.php, which can then be accessed by the attacker.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1894?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Flatnuke Flatnuke.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-1894?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1894 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2005-1894 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-1894 exists.

Public exploit code:

- FlatNuke 2.5.x - 'referer.php' Crafted Referer Arbitrary PHP Code Execution (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2005-4448](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4448/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2005-0267](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0267/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2005-0268](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0268/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2005-2815](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2815/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2005-1892](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1892/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-1894 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-1894 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-1894 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1894/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1894/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1894
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1894
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-1894

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