CVE-2006-1087

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-03-09 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Direct static code injection vulnerability in the modify_config action in admin.php for PHP-Stats 0.1.9.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary PHP code via the option_new[compatibility_mode] parameter, which is not filtered before being stored in config.php. NOTE: this vulnerability can be exploited by remote unauthenticated attackers in conjunction with the option[admin_pass] authentication bypass vulnerability.

Affected products

Php-Stats: through 0.1.9.1

References

http://retrogod.altervista.org/php_stats_0191_adv.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/19116
http://www.phpstats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=140
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426762/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428614/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429145/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16963
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0822
http://retrogod.altervista.org/php_stats_0191_adv.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/19116
http://www.phpstats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=140
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426762/100/0/threaded

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