Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-0973. PoCs published by SnIpEr_SA.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit is a Perl script that performs an SQL injection attack against phpWebSite's topics.php. It extracts user credentials (username and password hash) by manipulating the 'topic' parameter in the URL.
Description
SQL injection vulnerability in topics.php in Appalachian State University phpWebSite 0.10.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the topic parameter.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by SnIpEr_SA · perlwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1525
This exploit is a Perl script that performs an SQL injection attack against phpWebSite's topics.php. It extracts user credentials (username and password hash) by manipulating the 'topic' parameter in the URL.
Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target:
phpWebSite (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites:
Target URL with vulnerable topics.php endpoint · User ID (uid) to extract credentials
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026
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References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435009/100/0/threaded
Exploit x_refsource_misc
http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/phpWebSite-topic-sql-inj.pl
Exploit, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16825
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25799
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430870/100/0/threaded
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit
x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1525
Scores
EPSS
0.0125
EPSS Percentile
65.5%
Details
Status
published
Products (11)
phpwebsite/phpwebsite
0.7.3
phpwebsite/phpwebsite
0.8.2
phpwebsite/phpwebsite
0.8.3
phpwebsite/phpwebsite
0.9.3
phpwebsite/phpwebsite
0.9.3.1
phpwebsite/phpwebsite
0.9.3.2
phpwebsite/phpwebsite
0.9.3.3
phpwebsite/phpwebsite
0.9.3.4
phpwebsite/phpwebsite
0.10
phpwebsite/phpwebsite
0.10.1
... and 1 more
Published
Mar 03, 2006
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026