PostNuke 0.762 hits sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in PostNuke 0.762. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation of the argument hits causes sql injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2006-5121. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PostNuke 0.762 (Content Management System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument hits with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

SQL injection vulnerability in modules/Downloads/admin.php in the Admin section of PostNuke 0.762 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the hits parameter.

The bug was discovered 09/29/2006. The weakness was disclosed 10/03/2006 by omid (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-5121 since 10/02/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22500 (FreeBSD : postnuke -- admin section SQL injection (35f2679f-52d7-11db-8f1a-000a48049292)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29271), Tenable (22500), SecurityFocus (BID 20317†), OSVDB (29485†) and Secunia (SA22197†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 22500
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : postnuke -- admin section SQL injection (35f2679f-52d7-11db-8f1a-000a48049292)
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OpenVAS ID: 57464
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: postnuke
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Recommended: Upgrade
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04/23/2026 +4060 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: omid
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-5121 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5121
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32587
X-Force: 29271
SecurityFocus: 20317 - PostNuke Admin.PHP SQL Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 22197
OSVDB: 29485 - PostNuke - Admin.PHP - SQL Injection Issue
Vulnerability Center: 12864 - PostNuke SQL Injection via hits Parameter, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-3886

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 04/23/2026 11:10
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (70), 07/09/2019 08:27 (9), 04/23/2026 11:10 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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