CVE-2005-2540 json
CRLF injection vulnerability in FlatNuke 2.5.5 and possibly earlier versions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP commands via…
published 2005-08-10 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-2541
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 6.1%
- EPSS 6.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
CRLF injection vulnerability in FlatNuke 2.5.5 and possibly earlier versions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP commands via an ASCII char 13 (carriage return) in the signature field, which is injected into a PHP script without a preceding comment character, which can then be executed by a direct request.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-1140)
- Published
Exploit prediction
6.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-1140 Flatnuke 2.5.5 - Remote Code Execution webapps, 2005-08-08
- rgod.altervista.org http://www.rgod.altervista.org/flatnuke.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
References
-
rgod.altervista.org
/flatnuke.html
exploit
-
marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=112327238030127&w=2
mailing-list
-
secunia.com
/advisories/16330
third-party-advisory
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/21709
vdb-entry
-
osvdb.org
/18554
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/14485
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-2540
- NVD CVE-2005-2540
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