CVE-2006-5191 EXPLOIT
5.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.2% (pctl 88)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/functions_static_topics.php in the Nivisec Static Topics module for phpBB 1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter.
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 |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-10-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpbb | phpbb |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | phpBB Static Topics 1.0 - 'phpbb_root_path' File Inclusion | 2006-10-04 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22269
- http://www.nivisec.com/article.php?l=vi&ar=20
- http://www.osvdb.org/29506
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20353
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3916
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29347
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2477/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22269
- http://www.nivisec.com/article.php?l=vi&ar=20
- http://www.osvdb.org/29506
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20353
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3916
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29347
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2477/
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