CVE-2006-4979

critical

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.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2376

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28997

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3693

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20065

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446315/100/0/threaded

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1627

http://secunia.com/advisories/22015

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-09-25

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.02733