CVE-2006-2516 EXPLOIT
5.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.4% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
mainfile.php in XOOPS 2.0.13.2 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to overwrite variables such as $xoopsOption['nocommon'] and conduct directory traversal attacks or include PHP files via (1) xoopsConfig[language] to misc.php or (2) xoopsConfig[theme_set] to index.php, as demonstrated by injecting PHP sequences into a log file.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.1 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 6.35% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-05-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| xoops | xoops |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | XOOPS 2.0.13.2 - 'xoopsOption[nocommon]' Remote Command Execution | 2006-05-21 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20176
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/934
- http://www.osvdb.org/25683
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434698/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18061
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1895
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1811
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20176
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/934
- http://www.osvdb.org/25683
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434698/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18061
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1895
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1811
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