CVE-2006-5525

PHP-Nuke < 7.9 - SQL Injection via Blacklist Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-5525. PoCs published by Paisterist.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability in the Encyclopedia module of PHP-Nuke. It extracts the MD5 hash of the admin password from the 'nuke_authors' table by injecting a UNION-based SQL query.

Description

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in mainfile.php in PHP-Nuke 7.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to conduct SQL injection attacks via (1) "/**/UNION " or (2) " UNION/**/" sequences, which are not rejected by the protection mechanism, as demonstrated by a SQL injection via the eid parameter in a search action in the Encyclopedia module in modules.php.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Paisterist · phpwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2617

This exploit demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability in the Encyclopedia module of PHP-Nuke. It extracts the MD5 hash of the admin password from the 'nuke_authors' table by injecting a UNION-based SQL query.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: PHP-Nuke (Encyclopedia module)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: PHP-Nuke installation with Encyclopedia module enabled · Network access to the target server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2617
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29705
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20674
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4149
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/22511

Scores

EPSS 0.0111
EPSS Percentile 61.7%

Details

Status published
Products (10)
phpnuke/php-nuke 7.0
phpnuke/php-nuke 7.1
phpnuke/php-nuke 7.2
phpnuke/php-nuke 7.3
phpnuke/php-nuke 7.4
phpnuke/php-nuke 7.5
phpnuke/php-nuke 7.6
phpnuke/php-nuke 7.7
phpnuke/php-nuke 7.8
phpnuke/php-nuke < 7.9
Published Oct 26, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026