CVE-2006-5223
HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 4.1%EU EUVD
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/functions_user_viewed_posts.php in the Nivisec User Viewed Posts Tracker module 1.0 and earlier for phpBB allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter.
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
- 4.1% (91th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-5208)
- Published
- October 10, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-5208 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- nivisec / user viewed posts tracker
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22305(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1705
- http://www.nivisec.com/article.php?l=vi&ar=19
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447932/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448445/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20385(Exploit)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3947
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29383
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2483
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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