CVE-2002-1242

CVE-2002-1242 describes a SQL injection vulnerability in PHP-Nuke versions prior to 6.0. This flaw allows authenticated attackers to manipulate the database and escalate privileges by injecting malicious SQL queries into the "bio" argument of modules.php. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, an exploit for this vulnerability (EDB-21977) is publicly available on ExploitDB. Despite the existence of public exploit code, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and the CVE has minimal community discussion or media coverage.