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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2006-5431

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in gorum/dbproperty.php in PHPOutsourcing Zorum 3.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the appDirName parameter.

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.50%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 2.5%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.

Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in gorum/dbproperty.php in PHPOutsourcing Zorum 3.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the appDirName parameter.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
2.50% probability · 85th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 19 October 2006
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
phpoutsourcing/zorum
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 2.50%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 2.5% 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.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-28828source ↗Zorum 3.5 - 'DBProperty.php' Remote File Inclusionphp · MoHaNdKowebapps19 October 2006yes

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