CVE-2005-1027

PHP-Nuke 6.x-7.6 - Cross-Site Scripting via Username, Avatarcategory, or Downloads Lid Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-1027. PoCs published by [email protected].

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PHP-Nuke's 'Downloads' module. It explains how an attacker can craft a malicious URI to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the victim's browser.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in PHP-Nuke 6.x through 7.6 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) username parameter in the Your_Account module, (2) avatarcategory parameter in the Your_Account module, or (3) lid parameter in the Downloads module.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by [email protected] · htmlwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25341

This is a writeup describing a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PHP-Nuke's 'Downloads' module. It explains how an attacker can craft a malicious URI to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the victim's browser.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: PHP-Nuke 7.6 and previous versions
No auth needed
Prerequisites: A vulnerable PHP-Nuke installation with the 'Downloads' module enabled
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7570
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/321324
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111272010303144&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11994

Scores

EPSS 0.0170
EPSS Percentile 74.3%

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