Description
utilities/register.asp in Nukedit 4.9.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to create new users as part of arbitrary groups, including the administrative group, via a modified groupid parameter when creating a user via the addDB action.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Nukedit 4.9.6 - Unauthorized Admin Add EDB-1850 · webapps · May 29, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 1013 third-party-advisory
- nukedit-register-security-bypass(26951) vdb-entry
- http://www.kapda.ir/advisory-337.html
- 20060529 [KAPDA::#46] - Nukedit Unauthorized Admin Add mailing-list
- http://www.kapda.ir/attach-1661-nukedit.txt
- 18157 vdb-entry
- ADV-2006-2052 vdb-entry
- 20348 third-party-advisory