CVE-2006-6879 EXPLOIT
6.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.9% (pctl 79)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in admin/uploads.php in PHP-Update 2.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to upload arbitrary PHP scripts to the gfx/ and files/ directories via the userfile parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 1.89% — more likely to be exploited than 79% 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 - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2006-12-26 |
| 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/31125
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3017
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3020
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23486
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21789
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31125
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3017
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3020
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