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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.1

CVE-2006-5094 json

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/functions_kb.php in the phpBB XS 2 (Spain version) allows remote attackers to execute a…

published 2006-09-29 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-5079

cvss
5.1
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 includes/functions_kb.php in the phpBB XS 2 (Spain version) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter, a different vector than CVE-2006-4780 or CVE-2006-4893.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-2453)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

3.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-2453 phpBB XS 0.58a - 'phpbb_root_path' Remote File Inclusion webapps, 2006-09-28
  • nyubicrew.org http://www.nyubicrew.org/adv/solpot-adv-10.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.1 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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