CVE-2006-7147
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/functions_mod_user.php in phpBB Import Tools Mod 0.1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_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 4.4%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/functions_mod_user.php in phpBB Import Tools Mod 0.1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.35% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 12 October 2006
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- phpbb/import tools
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.4% 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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20525Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29512
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2531
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20525Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29512
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2531
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.