CVE-2006-2739 Code injection in n/a

Medium 5.1 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code via URL injection in footers.php when register_globals is enabled.

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-2006-2739?

CVE-2006-2739 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Jun 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in footers.php in Epicdesigns tinyBB 0.3, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the tinybb_footers parameter.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2739?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Epic Designs Tinybb.

How do I fix CVE-2006-2739?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2739 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-2006-2739 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-2739 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8hpv-v3h8-h6x2.

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