CVE-2006-2737 describes a critical vulnerability in Nukedit 4.9.6 and earlier, where remote attackers can create new users with administrative privileges. This is achieved by manipulating the groupid parameter during user registration via the utilities/register.asp script. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the CISA KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and it has a high FAUCET Risk Score of 93/100, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.9.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nukedit:nukedit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nukedit:nukedit:4.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nukedit:nukedit:4.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nukedit:nukedit:4.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.9.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nukedit:nukedit:4.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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