CVE-2006-2151 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 11% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in toplist.php in phpBB TopList 1.3.8 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via the phpbb_root_path parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 10.98% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-05-03 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpbb group | phpbb toplist |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | TopList 1.3.8 - 'phpBB Hack' Remote File Inclusion (2) | 2006-04-28 |
| exploit-db | TopList 1.3.8 - 'phpBB Hack' Remote File Inclusion (1) | 2006-04-27 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19884
- http://www.osvdb.org/25260
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1601
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26172
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1722
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1724
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19884
- http://www.osvdb.org/25260
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1601
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26172
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1722
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1724
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