CVE-2006-7173 Code injection in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers with admin privileges can execute arbitrary PHP code via crafted parameters in the preferences action of PHP-Stats.

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-2006-7173?

CVE-2006-7173 is a critical code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Mar 2007. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Direct static code injection vulnerability in admin.php in PHP-Stats 0.1.9.1b and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted option_new[report_w_day] parameter in a preferenze action, which can be later accessed via option/php-stats-options.php.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-7173?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Php-Stats Php-Stats.

How do I fix CVE-2006-7173?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-7173 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-2006-7173 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-7173 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4343-c3c2-g6mv.

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