CVE-2005-0999

PHP-Nuke 6.x-7.6 - SQL Injection via Top Module querylang Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-0999. PoCs published by Fabrizi Andrea.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This script exploits a SQL injection vulnerability in PHPNuke's Top module to retrieve admin password hashes. It constructs URLs with malicious SQL queries to extract data from the nuke_authors table.

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in the Top module for PHP-Nuke 6.x through 7.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the querylang parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Fabrizi Andrea · bashwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/921

This script exploits a SQL injection vulnerability in PHPNuke's Top module to retrieve admin password hashes. It constructs URLs with malicious SQL queries to extract data from the nuke_authors table.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: PHPNuke (latest version as of 2005)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target URL · Path to PHPNuke installation
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111281649616901&w=2
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.waraxe.us/advisory-41.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0377
EPSS Percentile 88.5%

Details

Status published
Products (18)
francisco_burzi/php-nuke 6.0
francisco_burzi/php-nuke 6.5
francisco_burzi/php-nuke 6.5_beta1
francisco_burzi/php-nuke 6.5_final
francisco_burzi/php-nuke 6.5_rc1
francisco_burzi/php-nuke 6.5_rc2
francisco_burzi/php-nuke 6.5_rc3
francisco_burzi/php-nuke 6.6
francisco_burzi/php-nuke 6.7
francisco_burzi/php-nuke 6.9
... and 8 more
Published May 02, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026