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high 7.5

CVE-2006-4240 json

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in index.php in Fusion News 3.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in…

published 2006-08-21 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-4230

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.2%
EPSS 3.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in index.php in Fusion News 3.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the fpath parameter.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-28394)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

3.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-28394 Fusionphp Fusion News 3.7 - 'index.php' Remote File Inclusion webapps, 2006-08-16
  • securitytracker.com http://securitytracker.com/id?1016701 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-08/0317.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19546 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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