Vulnerability Report

CVE-2006-5418

RCE

Title: Phpbb Searchindexer RCE

RCE

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2006-5418

CWE Category CWE-94
Published Date Oct 20, 2006
Modified Date Jun 16, 2026
Exploit Status Available
Score 6.8 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
5.69%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2006-5418: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in archive/archive_topic.php in pbpbb archive for search engines (SearchIndexer) (aka phpBBSEI) for phpBB allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter.

Impacted Vendors

P
phpbb 1

Reference Links

http://secunia.com/advisories/22443 http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1751 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448621/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20571 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4037 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29569 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2549 http://secunia.com/advisories/22443 http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1751 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448621/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20571 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4037 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29569 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2549
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.8
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2006-5418 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2549
View Code
MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A
Complexity N/A
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.