CVE-2006-4978

Walter Beschmout PhpQuiz <1.2 - SQL Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-4978. PoCs published by simo64.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Perl script exploits CVE-2006-4865 in PHPQuiz <= v1.2, demonstrating SQL injection to extract admin credentials and arbitrary file upload for remote code execution. It automates the attack by injecting SQL queries and uploading a PHP shell.

Description

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Walter Beschmout PhpQuiz 1.2 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via (1) the univers parameter in score.php and (2) the quiz_id parameter in home.php, accessed through the front/ URI.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by simo64 · perlwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2376

This Perl script exploits CVE-2006-4865 in PHPQuiz <= v1.2, demonstrating SQL injection to extract admin credentials and arbitrary file upload for remote code execution. It automates the attack by injecting SQL queries and uploading a PHP shell.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce | Sqli
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: PHPQuiz <= v1.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target · PHPQuiz installation with default configuration
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2376
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3693
Exploit x_refsource_misc
http://www.morx.org/phpquiz.txt
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1627
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/22015
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28993
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20065
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446315/100/0/threaded

Scores

EPSS 0.0177
EPSS Percentile 75.3%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
walter_beschmout/phpquiz < 1.2
Published Sep 25, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026