# CVE-2006-7173: Code injection in n/a

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

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Mar 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4343-c3c2-g6mv

## 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: 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.

## 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:

- PHP-Stats 0.1.9.1b - 'PHP-stats-options.php' Command Execution (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-5452](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5452/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-1085](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1085/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-5453](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5453/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2006-7172](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-7172/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-1083](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1083/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-7173 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-7173 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-2006-7173/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-7173/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-7173
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-7173
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-7173

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