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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.8

CVE-2006-7090 json

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in phpbb_security.php in phpBB Security 1.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitr…

published 2007-02-28 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-7072

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.4%
EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 72%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in phpbb_security.php in phpBB Security 1.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the php_root_path parameter.

Exploit prediction

1.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20518 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448607 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.