CVE-2006-5427
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in plugins/main.php in Php AMX 0.9.0, when register_globals is enabled or magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the plug_path parameter.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 3.0%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in plugins/main.php in Php AMX 0.9.0, when register_globals is enabled or magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the plug_path parameter.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.05% probability · 87th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 18 October 2006
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- php amx/php amx
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.0% 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 (1)
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.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22455Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20601
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4088
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29649
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2591
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22455Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20601
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4088
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29649
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2591
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.