CVE-2006-5418 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.7% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in archive/archive_topic.php in pbpbb archive for search engines (SearchIndexer) (aka phpBBSEI) for phpBB allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 5.71% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-10-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpbb | searchindexer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | phpBB SearchIndexer Mod - 'archive_topic.php' Remote File Inclusion | 2006-10-13 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22443
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1751
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448621/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20571
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4037
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29569
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2549
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22443
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1751
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448621/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20571
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4037
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29569
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2549
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