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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2006-7026

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in sources/join.php in Aardvark Topsites PHP 4.2.2 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the CONFIG[path] parameter, a different vector…

EXPLOIT ✓MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 4.33%

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 4.3%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.

Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in sources/join.php in Aardvark Topsites PHP 4.2.2 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the CONFIG[path] parameter, a different vector than CVE-2006-2149.

CVSS 2.0
6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
4.33% probability · 91th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 30 April 2006
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
avatic/aardvark topsites php
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 4.33%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 4.3% 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-1730source ↗Aardvark Topsites PHP 4.2.2 - 'path' Remote File Inclusionphp · [Oo]webapps30 April 2006yes

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