CVE-2006-4979 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Direct static code injection vulnerability in cfgphpquiz/install.php in Walter Beschmout PhpQuiz 1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code in config.inc.php via modified configuration settings.

Published: 2006-09-25

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 13.8% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:walter_beschmout:phpquiz:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.13759.

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References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/22015
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1627
http://www.morx.org/phpquiz.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446315/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20065
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3693
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28997
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2376

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Walter Beschmout Phpquiz

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-09-25T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:32:23.069Z

Reserved: 2006-09-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-4979

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-09-25T01:07:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-4979

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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