CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-3136

Critical
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in Nucleus 3.23 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the DIR_LIBS parameter in action.php, media.php, xmlrpc/server.php, and xmlrpc/api_metaweblog.inc.php. This is similar to CVE-2006-2583, but the issue has been disputed by third parties who state that DIR_LIBS is defined in an include file before use.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation could lead to remote code execution on the server, resulting in full application compromise and potential data breaches. The risk is high if the system is publicly accessible and unpatched.

Recommendation

Update Nucleus to the latest version if possible, or apply patches that prevent malicious path injection. Additionally, consider disabling allow_url_include in PHP configuration and restricting access to xmlrpc files.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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

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