CVE-2006-1212 Code injection in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via the page parameter in CoreNews, though the vulnerability's existence is disputed.

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-2006-1212?

CVE-2006-1212 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Mar 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in index.php in Core CoreNews 2.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the page parameter, possibly due to a PHP remote file include vulnerability. NOTE: this vulnerability could not be confirmed by source code inspection of CoreNews 2.0.1, which does not appear to use a "page" parameter or variable.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1212?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Corenews Corenews.

How do I fix CVE-2006-1212?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1212 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-2006-1212 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-1212 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fxpc-qhwv-mjh6.

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