CVE-2006-5284 EXPLOIT
5.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.6% (pctl 85)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in auth/phpbb.inc.php in Shen Cheng-Da PHP News Reader (aka pnews) 2.6.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the CFG[auth_phpbb_path] parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.1 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.63% — more likely to be exploited than 85% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-10-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| php news reader | php news reader |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHP News Reader 2.6.4 - 'phpBB.inc.php' Remote File Inclusion | 2006-10-11 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22354
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20480
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4011
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29481
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2517
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22354
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20480
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4011
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29481
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2517
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