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CVE-2006-6274

6.8 · MEDIUM

SQL injection vulnerability in articles.asp in Expinion.net iNews (1) Publisher (iNP) 2.5 and earlier, and possibly (2) News Manager, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via t…

Published Dec 4, 2006expinion.netEPSS 2.08%

Overview

CVE-2006-6274 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting expinion.net inews_publisher. It was published on December 4, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

SQL injection vulnerability in articles.asp in Expinion.net iNews (1) Publisher (iNP) 2.5 and earlier, and possibly (2) News Manager, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the ex parameter. NOTE: early reports of this issue reported it as XSS, but this was erroneous. The original report was for News Manager, but there is strong evidence that the correct product is Publisher.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from expinion.net. Update inews_publisher to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
expinion.netinews_publisher0Affected

References

Refattrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-November/001147.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/23123Refsecurityreason.com/securityalert/1956Refwww.aria-security.com/forum/showthread.php?t=40Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452572/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/21296Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4707Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30510Refattrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-November/001147.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/23123

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-6274?

CVE-2006-6274 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting expinion.net inews_publisher. It was published on December 4, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2006-6274?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2006-6274?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from expinion.net. Update inews_publisher to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2006-6274?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2006-6274 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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