# CVE-2005-1894: Direct code injection vulnerability in FlatNuke 2.5.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by placing the code into the Ref

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2005-06-08 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Direct code injection vulnerability in FlatNuke 2.5.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by placing the code into the Referer header of an HTTP request, which causes the code to be injected into referer.php, which can then be accessed by the attacker.

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## References

- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014114
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15603
- http://secwatch.org/advisories/secwatch/20050604_flatnuke.txt
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0697
- http://flatnuke.sourceforge.net/index.php?mod=read&id=1117979256
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25801

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