CVE-2006-4271
HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 2.1%EU EUVD
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in install/upgrade_301.php in Jelsoft vBulletin 3.5.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the step parameter. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this vulnerability, saying "The default vBulletin requires authentication prior to the usage of the upgrade system.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 2.1% (82th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-4259)
- Published
- August 21, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-4259 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- jelsoft / vbulletin
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-07/0061.html(Exploit)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-07/0069.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-07/0121.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-07/0217.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/28210
- http://www.pldsoft.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1340
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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