CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-2737

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In Nukedit 4.9.6 and earlier, the file utilities/register.asp allows remote attackers to create new users in arbitrary groups, including the administrative group, by modifying the groupid parameter during the addDB action.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves privilege escalation where an unauthorized user can gain administrative access to the system, leading to full compromise of the application.

Recommendation

Immediately update Nukedit to the latest available version or apply a security patch that prevents modification of the groupid parameter during registration.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS