CVE-2006-6042 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.9% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in core/editor.php in phpWebThings 1.5.2 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the editor_insert_bottom parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 5.87% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-11-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpwebthings | phpwebthings |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHPWebThings 1.5.2 - 'editor.php' Remote File Inclusion | 2006-11-18 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23001
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470794/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21178
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4596
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30401
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2811
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23001
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470794/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21178
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4596
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30401
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2811
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