CVE-2006-5137 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers with admin privileges can inject and execute arbitrary PHP code via theme or configuration parameters in UBB.threads.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-5137?
CVE-2006-5137 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Oct 2006. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple direct static code injection vulnerabilities in Groupee UBB.threads 6.5.1.1 allow remote attackers to (1) inject PHP code via a theme[] array parameter to admin/doedittheme.php, which is injected into includes/theme.inc.php; (2) inject PHP code via a config[] array parameter to admin/doeditconfig.php, and then execute the code via includes/config.inc.php; and inject a reference to PHP code via a URL in the config[path] parameter, and then execute the code via (3) dorateuser.php, (4) calendar.php, and unspecified other scripts.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5137?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ubbcentral Ubb.threads.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5137?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5137 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-2006-5137 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-5137 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8gqx-3g5h-mh24.