CVE-2006-3608

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-07-18 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The Gallery module in Simone Vellei Flatnuke 2.5.7 and earlier, when Gallery uploads are enabled, does not restrict the extensions of uploaded files that begin with a GIF header, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via an uploaded .php file.

Affected products

Flatnuke: through 2.5.7; 1.0, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 2.0 (+4)

References

http://retrogod.altervista.org/flatnuke257_adv.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/21051
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016499
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439975/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442421/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18966
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27731
http://retrogod.altervista.org/flatnuke257_adv.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/21051
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016499
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439975/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442421/100/0/threaded

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