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CVE-2006-3421

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in SmartSiteCMS 1.0 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the root parameter in (1) comment.php, (2) admin/comedit.php, (3) admin/test.php, (4)…

EXPLOIT ×2 ✓MEDIUM 5.1EPSS 4.23%

Does this matter?

2 public exploits are published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 4.2%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.

Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in SmartSiteCMS 1.0 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the root parameter in (1) comment.php, (2) admin/comedit.php, (3) admin/test.php, (4) admin/index.php, and (5) admin/include/inc_adminfoot.php, a different set of vectors than CVE-2006-3162.

CVSS 2.0
5.1 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
4.23% probability · 91th percentile
Public exploits
2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 20 June 2006
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
smartsitecms/smartsitecms
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 4.23%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 4.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (2)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-1974source ↗SmartSite CMS 1.0 - 'root' Multiple Remote File Inclusionsphp · CrAsh_oVeR_rIdEwebapps1 July 2006yes
EDB-1936source ↗SmartSite CMS 1.0 - 'root' Remote File Inclusionphp · Archit3ctwebapps20 June 2006yes

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.