CVE-2006-2151
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in toplist.php in phpBB TopList 1.3.8 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 11.2%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 4.0% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in toplist.php in phpBB TopList 1.3.8 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via the phpbb_root_path parameter.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it. 2 references of the record are tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits4
Exploit-DB2 entries
- TopList 1.3.8 - 'phpBB Hack' Remote File Inclusion (2) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 1724webapps, phppublished 28 Apr 2006Verified
- TopList 1.3.8 - 'phpBB Hack' Remote File Inclusion (1) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 1722webapps, phppublished 27 Apr 2006Verified
References tagged exploit2 references
- 1724 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 1722 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 11.2% · top 4.0% of all CVEs (12 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References6
- toplist-toplist-list-file-include(26172) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 25260 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 1724 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- ADV-2006-1601 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 1722 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 19884 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2006-2152 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2006-2151)Record last updated .