CVE-2006-3053 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.9% (pctl 86)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in common.php in PHORUM 5.1.13 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the PHORUM[http_path] parameter. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by the vendor, who states "common.php is checked on the very first line of non-comment code that it is not being called directly. It has been this way in all 5.x version of Phorum." CVE analysis concurs with the vendor
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.89% — more likely to be exploited than 86% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-06-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phorum | phorum |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHORUM 3.x/5.x - 'Common.php' Remote File Inclusion | 2006-03-06 |
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1103
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436863/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437988/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16977
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27064
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1103
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436863/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437988/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16977
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27064
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