CVE-2006-4968
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/functions_admin.php in PNphpBB 1.2g allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 9.9%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 4.4% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/functions_admin.php in PNphpBB 1.2g allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in 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 an Exploit-DB entry for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- PNPHPBB2 < 1.2g - 'phpbb_root_path' Remote File Inclusion (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 2390webapps, phppublished 18 Sept 2006Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 2390 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
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)
- 9.9% · top 4.4% 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
9
- 20097 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20060921 Re: AzzCoder => PNphpBB (Latest) Remote File Include (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 2390 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- ADV-2006-3671 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://noc.postnuke.com/frs/download.php/1094/patch_1.2g-1.2i.diff.gz (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- pnphpbb2-functionsadmin-file-include(29014) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20060918 AzzCoder => PNphpBB (Latest) Remote File Include (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20060920 Re: AzzCoder => PNphpBB (Latest) Remote File Include (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1016912 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_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-2006-4954 (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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