CVE-2006-4733
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in sipssys/code/box.inc.php in Haakon Nilsen simple, integrated publishing system (SIPS) 0.3.1 and…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 3.2%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 12% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in sipssys/code/box.inc.php in Haakon Nilsen simple, integrated publishing system (SIPS) 0.3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the config[sipssys] parameter. NOTE: the product's documentation recommends placing the affected file outside of the web root, so the scope of issue is limited to admins who do not, or cannot, follow this recommendation.
Public exploit
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- SIPS 0.3.1 - 'box.inc.php' Remote File Inclusion (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 3245webapps, phppublished 1 Feb 2007Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 3245 (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)
- 3.2% · top 12% of all CVEs (10 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
6
- http://sips.cvs.sourceforge.net/sips/sips/sipssys/code/box.inc.php?revision=1.9&view=markup (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 1549 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 20070201 true but: SIPS <= 0.3.1(box.inc.php) Remote File Include Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VIMx_transferred
- 3245 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 20060910 SIPS v 0.2.2 < = Remote File Include Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 19945 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_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-2006-4720 (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-2006-4733)Record last updated .