CVE-2006-0163

Exp

SQL injection vulnerability in the search module (modules/Search/index.php) of PHPNuke EV 7.7 -R1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the query parameter, which is used by the search field. NOTE: This is a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3792.

Published: 2006-01-11 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-0163 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.4/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 17.14%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-0163

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
27058 exploit_db edb 2006-01-09 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-0163

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 20.76% 17.14% -3.62%
2 2025-03-29 17.14% 20.76% +3.62%
3 2025-03-17 17.14%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-0163

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-0163

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-0163

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
francisco_burzi php-nuke_ev 7.7_r1 cpe:2.3:a:francisco_burzi:php-nuke_ev:7.7_r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-0163

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