CVE-2006-5137
Multiple direct static code injection vulnerabilities in Groupee UBB.threads 6.5.1.1 allow remote attackers to (1) inject PHP code via a…
- 5.1MediumCVSS base score
- 2.2%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 17% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Multiple direct static code injection vulnerabilities in Groupee UBB.threads 6.5.1.1 allow remote attackers to (1) inject PHP code via a theme[] array parameter to admin/doedittheme.php, which is injected into includes/theme.inc.php; (2) inject PHP code via a config[] array parameter to admin/doeditconfig.php, and then execute the code via includes/config.inc.php; and inject a reference to PHP code via a URL in the config[path] parameter, and then execute the code via (3) dorateuser.php, (4) calendar.php, and unspecified other scripts.
Public exploit
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- UBBCentral UBB.Threads 6.5.1.1 - 'doeditconfig.php' Code Execution (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 2457webapps, phppublished 29 Sept 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)
- 2.2% · top 17% of all CVEs (10 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
4
- ubbthreads-multiple-file-include(29274) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 1676 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 20266 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20060929 UBB.threads Multiple input validation error (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_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-2006-5122 (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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