CVE-2005-3518

PunBB 1.2.7-1.2.8 - SQL Injection via Old Searches Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-3518. PoCs published by Devil_box.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes an SQL injection vulnerability in PunBB, where user-supplied input via the 'old_searches[]' parameter is not properly sanitized. The example URL demonstrates how an attacker could exploit this to inject malicious SQL queries.

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in search.php in PunBB 1.2.7 and 1.2.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the old_searches parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Devil_box · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26350

The provided text describes an SQL injection vulnerability in PunBB, where user-supplied input via the 'old_searches[]' parameter is not properly sanitized. The example URL demonstrates how an attacker could exploit this to inject malicious SQL queries.

Classification
Writeup 80%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: PunBB (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the search.php endpoint of a vulnerable PunBB installation
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.punbb.org/changelogs/1.2.8_to_1.2.9.txt
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112939699128430&w=2
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17227/
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.kapda.ir/advisory-91.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/20018
Exploit, Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.net/bid/15114/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22760
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/87

Scores

EPSS 0.0326
EPSS Percentile 86.8%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
punbb/punbb 1.2.7
punbb/punbb 1.2.8
Published Nov 06, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026