# CVE-2006-4877: Other in n/a

> Remote attackers can overwrite arbitrary program variables via the extract function, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Sep 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m8cq-wxjj-3hrp

## What is CVE-2006-4877?

CVE-2006-4877 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Sep 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Variable overwrite vulnerability in David Bennett PHP-Post (PHPp) 1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary program variables via multiple vectors that use the extract function, as demonstrated by the table_prefix parameter in (1) index.php, (2) profile.php, and (3) header.php.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4877?

It affects 1 product.


Products: David Bennett Php-Post.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-4877?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4877 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-4877 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-4877 exists.

Public exploit code:

- PHP-post Web Forum 0.x.1.0 - 'profile.php' Multiple SQL Injections (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2006-4879](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4879/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-4878](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4878/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2006-4880](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4880/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2006-4881](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4881/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-4877 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-4877 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Sep 2006. 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-2006-4877 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-2006-4877/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4877/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4877
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4877
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-4877

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