CVE-2006-5525: phpnuke php-nuke
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2006-5525 is a medium (CVSS 5.1) vulnerability in phpnuke php-nuke. EPSS estimates a 1.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 26-10-2006PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in mainfile.php in PHP-Nuke 7.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to conduct SQL injection attacks via (1) "/**/UNION " or (2) " UNION/**/" sequences, which are not rejected by the protection mechanism, as demonstrated by a SQL injection via the eid parameter in a search action in the Encyclopedia module in modules.php.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
1.12%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
66%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 1.11% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
2 foundExploit Reference (securityfocus.com)
Maturity: unknown
PHP-Nuke 7.9 - 'Encyclopedia' SQL Injection
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Phpnuke1 product
- php-nuke≤ 7.9 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8
1 vendor · 1 product