CVE-2006-6255 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading malicious files via the NukeAI module in PHP-Nuke.
- 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-2006-6255?
CVE-2006-6255 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Dec 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 util.php in the NukeAI 0.0.3 Beta module for PHP-Nuke, aka Program E is an AIML chatterbot, allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary PHP code via a filename with a .php extension in the filename parameter and code in the moreinfo parameter, which is saved to a filename under descriptions/, which is accessible via a direct request.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6255?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nukeai Nukeai.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6255?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6255 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-2006-6255 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-6255 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2923-cx8w-xvxh.