CVE-2006-5094 EXPLOIT
5.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.1% (pctl 88)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/functions_kb.php in the phpBB XS 2 (Spain version) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter, a different vector than CVE-2006-4780 or CVE-2006-4893.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.1 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 3.15% — more likely to be exploited than 88% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-09-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpbb xs | phpbb xs |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | phpBB XS 0.58a - 'phpbb_root_path' Remote File Inclusion | 2006-09-28 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22177
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1660
- http://www.nyubicrew.org/adv/solpot-adv-10.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447292/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20251
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3843
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29250
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22177
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1660
- http://www.nyubicrew.org/adv/solpot-adv-10.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447292/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20251
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3843
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29250
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