CVE-2006-3136

CRITICAL

Nucleus CMS 3.23 - Remote Code Execution via DIR_LIBS Parameter Manipulation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in Nucleus 3.23 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL the DIR_LIBS parameter in (1) path/action.php, and to files in path/nucleus including (2) media.php, (3) /xmlrpc/server.php, and (4) /xmlrpc/api_metaweblog.inc.php. NOTE: this is a similar vulnerability to CVE-2006-2583. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by third parties, who state that the DIR_LIBS parameter is defined in an include file before being used

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/27502
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437986/100/200/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1120
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2408
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016325
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437423/100/0/threaded
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18475

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0218
EPSS Percentile 80.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-94
Status published
Products (8)
nucleus_group/nucleus_cms 3.0
nucleus_group/nucleus_cms 3.0_1
nucleus_group/nucleus_cms 3.0_rc
nucleus_group/nucleus_cms 3.1
nucleus_group/nucleus_cms 3.2
nucleus_group/nucleus_cms 3.21
nucleus_group/nucleus_cms 3.22
nucleus_group/nucleus_cms 3.23
Published Jun 22, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026