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TI-2006-03036 Aliases CVE-2006-3136GHSA-76h5-j8hw-99ch

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in Nucleus 3.23 allow remote attackers…

Priority MEDIUM 53CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in Nucleus 3.23 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL the DIR_LIBS parameter in (1) path/action.php, and to files in path/nucleus including (2) media.php, (3) /xmlrpc/server.php, and (4) /xmlrpc/api_metaweblog.inc.php. NOTE: this is a similar vulnerability to CVE-2006-2583. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by third parties, who state that the DIR_LIBS parameter is defined in an include file before being used

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0222 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 8

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nucleus_group:nucleus_cms:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableNucleus Group
cpe:2.3:a:nucleus_group:nucleus_cms:3.0_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0_1VulnerableNucleus Group
cpe:2.3:a:nucleus_group:nucleus_cms:3.0_rc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0_rcVulnerableNucleus Group
cpe:2.3:a:nucleus_group:nucleus_cms:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableNucleus Group
cpe:2.3:a:nucleus_group:nucleus_cms:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2VulnerableNucleus Group
cpe:2.3:a:nucleus_group:nucleus_cms:3.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.21VulnerableNucleus Group
cpe:2.3:a:nucleus_group:nucleus_cms:3.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.22VulnerableNucleus Group
cpe:2.3:a:nucleus_group:nucleus_cms:3.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.23VulnerableNucleus Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:nucleus_group:nucleus_cms:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Nucleus Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:nucleus_group:nucleus_cms:3.0_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0_1 Vulnerable ·Nucleus Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:nucleus_group:nucleus_cms:3.0_rc:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0_rc Vulnerable ·Nucleus Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:nucleus_group:nucleus_cms:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Nucleus Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:nucleus_group:nucleus_cms:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·Nucleus Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:nucleus_group:nucleus_cms:3.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.21 Vulnerable ·Nucleus Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:nucleus_group:nucleus_cms:3.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.22 Vulnerable ·Nucleus Group
  • cpe:2.3:a:nucleus_group:nucleus_cms:3.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.23 Vulnerable ·Nucleus Group

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-3136
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-76h5-j8hw-99ch

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2004-01929 SQL injection vulnerability in action.php in Nucleus CMS 3.01 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2006-02514 PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in nucleus/libs/PLUGINADMIN.php in Nucleus 3.22… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.1
  • TI-2009-00883 Directory traversal vulnerability in the media manager in Nucleus CMS before 3.40 allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources

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