CVE-2006-2737

Nukedit < 4.9.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary User Creation via GroupID Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-2737. PoCs published by FarhadKey.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This HTML PoC exploits an unauthorized admin account creation vulnerability in Nukedit CMS <= 4.9.6 by submitting a crafted registration form with hidden fields to elevate privileges. The exploit bypasses authentication by setting the 'groupid' to 1 (admin).

Description

utilities/register.asp in Nukedit 4.9.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to create new users as part of arbitrary groups, including the administrative group, via a modified groupid parameter when creating a user via the addDB action.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by FarhadKey · htmlwebappsasp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1850

This HTML PoC exploits an unauthorized admin account creation vulnerability in Nukedit CMS <= 4.9.6 by submitting a crafted registration form with hidden fields to elevate privileges. The exploit bypasses authentication by setting the 'groupid' to 1 (admin).

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Nukedit CMS <= 4.9.6
No auth needed
Prerequisites: register.asp must be enabled on the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1013
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26951
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.kapda.ir/advisory-337.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435311/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18157
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2052
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20348

Scores

EPSS 0.0329
EPSS Percentile 86.9%

Details

Status published
Products (5)
nukedit/nukedit 4.9.0
nukedit/nukedit 4.9.1
nukedit/nukedit 4.9.2
nukedit/nukedit 4.9.3
nukedit/nukedit < 4.9.6
Published Jun 01, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026