CVE-2003-1435

PHP-Nuke 5.6 and 6.0 - SQL Injection via Search Module Days Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2003-1435. PoCs published by David Zentner.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets an SQL injection vulnerability in PHPNuke's search module, allowing an attacker to brute-force extract the admin password hash by manipulating SQL queries. It iterates through possible characters to reconstruct the password hash one character at a time.

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in PHP-Nuke 5.6 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the days parameter to the search module.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by David Zentner · phpwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22266

This exploit targets an SQL injection vulnerability in PHPNuke's search module, allowing an attacker to brute-force extract the admin password hash by manipulating SQL queries. It iterates through possible characters to reconstruct the password hash one character at a time.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: PHPNuke 5.6 and 6.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: PHPNuke installation with vulnerable search module · Knowledge of an admin-created story title
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6887
Exploit mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0246.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11375

Scores

EPSS 0.0173
EPSS Percentile 74.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (2)
francisco_burzi/php-nuke 5.6
francisco_burzi/php-nuke 6.0
Published Dec 31, 2003
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026