CVE-2005-2540 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP commands via CRLF injection in the signature field of FlatNuke.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-2540?
CVE-2005-2540 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Aug 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
CRLF injection vulnerability in FlatNuke 2.5.5 and possibly earlier versions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP commands via an ASCII char 13 (carriage return) in the signature field, which is injected into a PHP script without a preceding comment character, which can then be executed by a direct request.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2540?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Flatnuke Flatnuke.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2540?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2540 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2005-2540 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-2540 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x95g-j2cv-5p33.