CVE-2006-3850
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in upgrader.php in Vanilla CMS 1.0.1 and earlier, when /conf/old_settings.php exists, allows…
- 5.1MediumCVSS base score
- 3.4%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 11% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in upgrader.php in Vanilla CMS 1.0.1 and earlier, when /conf/old_settings.php exists, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the RootDirectory parameter. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by a third party who states that the RootDirectory parameter is initialized before being used, for version 1.0. CVE analysis concurs with the dispute, but it is unclear whether older versions are affected
Public exploit
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Lussumo Vanilla 1.0 - RootDirectory Remote File Inclusion (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 28260webapps, phppublished 24 Jul 2006Verified
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Timeline
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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 | Medium5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.4% · top 11% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.1.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References8
- 20060723 Vanilla CMS <= 1.0.1 (RootDirectory) Remote file inclusion Vuln. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20060724 Vanilla CMS (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VIMx_transferred
- 20060725 Vanilla CMS (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VIMx_transferred
- 20060805 Re: Vanilla CMS <= 1.0.1 (RootDirectory) Remote file inclusion Vuln. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1016568 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 19127 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 28287 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 1281 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_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-2006-3844 (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)
Badge for a README or a ticket
[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2006-3850)Record last updated .