CVE-2006-5209 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.3% (pctl 83)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in admin/admin_topic_action_logging.php in Admin Topic Action Logging Mod 0.95 and earlier, as used in phpBB 2.0 up to 2.0.21, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in 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 | 2.28% — more likely to be exploited than 83% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-10-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpbb group | phpbb |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | phpBB Admin Topic Action Logging Mod 0.94b - Remote File Inclusion | 2006-10-04 |
References
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