CVE-2006-3584
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedDynamic variable evaluation vulnerability in index.php in Jetbox CMS 2.1 SR1 allows remote attackers to overwrite configuration variables via URL parameters, which are evaluated as PHP variable variables.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceJetbox CMS 2.1 SR1 index.php contains a dynamic variable evaluation vulnerability where URL parameters are directly used in PHP's variable variables ($$) syntax without sanitization. This allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary configuration variables by supplying them as URL parameters.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 2.1= 2.1_sr1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
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Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Jetbox CMS installationCheck your web server for the presence of Jetbox CMS files, typically in the web root directory. Look for characteristic directories or files such as 'jetbox' folder or CMS-specific assets.Affected if The system has Jetbox CMS installed in the web document root.
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Confirm Jetbox CMS versionLocate version files or check meta information within the Jetbox CMS installation. Common locations include a version.php file, README file, or admin panel about section.Affected if The installed version is exactly 2.1 or 2.1_sr1.
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Locate index.phpFind the main index.php file in the Jetbox CMS web root directory. This is the entry point where the vulnerability exists.Affected if index.php exists and is accessible via the web server.
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Inspect index.php for dynamic variable evaluationOpen index.php and search for uses of $$ (double dollar sign) syntax or extract() function that processes $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST superglobals without sanitization.Affected if index.php contains code using $$ variable variables or extract() that directly incorporates URL parameters without validation.
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Test parameter injectionSend a crafted HTTP request to index.php with an arbitrary parameter such as ?cfg_magic_quotes=1 or ?someconfig=test and observe if the application reflects or processes this parameter.Affected if The application allows overwriting configuration variables through URL parameters.
The environment is affected if Jetbox CMS versions 2.1 or 2.1_sr1 is installed with the vulnerable index.php processing URL parameters through dynamic variable evaluation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply input validation to filter or whitelist allowed parameters, or refactor the code to use an explicit allowlist of permissible configuration variables instead of dynamic variable evaluation.
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