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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2006-5528

Directory traversal vulnerability in mod.php in SchoolAlumni Portal 2.26 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a ..

EXPLOIT ✓MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.91%

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 1.9%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in mod.php in SchoolAlumni Portal 2.26 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the mod parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS
1.91% probability · 80th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 23 October 2006
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
schoolalumni portal/schoolalumni portal
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 1.91%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 1.9% 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-28840source ↗SchoolAlumni Portal 2.26 - 'mod.php?mod' Traversal Local File Inclusionphp · MPwebapps23 October 2006yes

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