CVE-2006-6878 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.5% (pctl 84)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
admin/uploads.php in PHP-Update 2.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain privileges by setting the rights[7] parameter to 1 during a login action.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.51% — more likely to be exploited than 84% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| php-update | php-update |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHP-Update 2.7 - '/admin/uploads.php' Remote Code Execution | 2006-12-26 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23486
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21789
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31126
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3020
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23486
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21789
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31126
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3020
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