CVE-2006-0852 Code injection in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code in Admbook by injecting malicious payloads into the X-Forwarded-For header.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2006-0852?

CVE-2006-0852 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Feb 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Direct static code injection vulnerability in write.php in Admbook 1.2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the X-Forwarded-For HTTP header field, which is inserted into content-data.php.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0852?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Devscripts Admbook.

How do I fix CVE-2006-0852?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0852 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-2006-0852 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-0852 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-88rv-rhmq-pc9r.

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