CVE-2006-5261 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.8% (pctl 86)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in PHPMyNews 1.4 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the cfg_include_dir parameter in (1) disp_form.php3, (2) disp_smileys.php3, (3) little_news.php3, and (4) index.php3 in include/.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.76% — more likely to be exploited than 86% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-10-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpmynews | phpmynews |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHPMyNews 1.4 - 'cfg_include_dir' Remote File Inclusion | 2006-10-08 |
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1720
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448015/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20396
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29401
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2488
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1720
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448015/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20396
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29401
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2488
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