CVE-2005-0267 describes a critical vulnerability in FlatNuke 2.5.1 where remote attackers can create an administrator account. This is achieved by injecting carriage returns and the #10 character into the url_avatar field, which the application misinterprets as a sensitive directive. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is highly severe, allowing unauthenticated attackers to gain full control over the affected system, leading to potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:flatnuke:flatnuke:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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