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high 7.5

CVE-2006-5419 json

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in client.php in University of Glasgow Specimen Image Database (SID), when register_globals is enab…

published 2006-10-20 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-5404

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.8%
EPSS 2.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in client.php in University of Glasgow Specimen Image Database (SID), when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the dir parameter.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-2576)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

2.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-2576 Specimen Image Database - 'client.php' Remote File Inclusion webapps, 2006-10-16
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20574 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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