CVE-2005-2637

phpfreenews < 1.40 - SQL Injection via Match, CatID, or Password Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-2637. PoCs published by h4cky.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes SQL injection vulnerabilities in PHPFreeNews due to unsanitized user input in the SearchResults.php file. It includes example URLs demonstrating the injection points but lacks executable exploit code.

Description

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in PHPFreeNews 1.40 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) Match or (2) CatID parameter to SearchResults.php, or (3) the password to AccessControl.php.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by h4cky · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26159

The provided text describes SQL injection vulnerabilities in PHPFreeNews due to unsanitized user input in the SearchResults.php file. It includes example URLs demonstrating the injection points but lacks executable exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: PHPFreeNews (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable PHPFreeNews application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/16490/
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112439254700016&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014726
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14589

Scores

EPSS 0.0116
EPSS Percentile 63.3%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
phpfreenews/phpfreenews < 1.40
Published Aug 23, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026