CVE-2005-4449
verify.php in FlatNuke 2.5.6 allows remote authenticated administrators to modify arbitrary PHP...
verify.php in FlatNuke 2.5.6 allows remote authenticated administrators to modify arbitrary PHP files by setting the file parameter to an arbitrary file and injecting the code into the body parameter. NOTE: if a FlatNuke administrator is normally assumed to be able to modify arbitrary content, then this issue does not cross privilege boundaries and would not be a vulnerability.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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verify.php in FlatNuke 2.5.6 allows remote authenticated administrators to modify arbitrary PHP files by setting the file parameter to an arbitrary file and injecting the code into the body parameter. NOTE: if a FlatNuke administrator is normally assumed to be able to modify arbitrary content, then this issue does not cross privilege boundaries and would not be a vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2005-4449- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
verify.php in FlatNuke 2.5.6 allows remote authenticated administrators to modify arbitrary PHP files by setting the file parameter to an arbitrary file and injecting the code into the body parameter. NOTE: if a FlatNuke administrator is normally assumed to be able to modify arbitrary content, then this issue does not cross privilege boundaries and would not be a vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2005-4449- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-4444 No score
verify.php in FlatNuke 2.5.6 allows remote authenticated administrators to modify arbitrary PHP files by setting the file parameter to an arbitrary file and injecting the code into the body parameter. NOTE: if a FlatNuke administrator is normally assumed to be able to modify arbitrary content, then this issue does not cross privilege boundaries and would not be a vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2005-4444- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r3h6-x6q5-g5r4 No score
verify.php in FlatNuke 2.5.6 allows remote authenticated administrators to modify arbitrary PHP...
verify.php in FlatNuke 2.5.6 allows remote authenticated administrators to modify arbitrary PHP files by setting the file parameter to an arbitrary file and injecting the code into the body parameter. NOTE: if a FlatNuke administrator is normally assumed to be able to modify arbitrary content, then this issue does not cross privilege boundaries and would not be a vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-r3h6-x6q5-g5r4- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Flatnuke 2.5.6 - Privilege Escalation / Remote Command Execution | 2005-12-10 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-4449 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Flatnuke, published December 21, 2005. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.59%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22159
cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/flatnuke/flatnuke/Changelog?rev=1.78&view=markup
securityfocus.com/archive/1/419107
securitytracker.com/id?1015339
securityreason.com/securityalert/248
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4449
github.com/advisories/GHSA-r3h6-x6q5-g5r4