CVE-2006-2879

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-06-07 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in newscomments.php in Alex News-Engine 1.5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the newsid parameter.

Affected products

Alex News-Engine: through 1.5.0

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/20469
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1057
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435988
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18274
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2151
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26946
http://secunia.com/advisories/20469
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1057
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435988
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18274
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2151
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26946

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