Is CVE-2006-5261 being actively exploited?

CVE-2006-5261 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-5261?

CVE-2006-5261 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2006-5261

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 2.8%EU EUVD

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in PHPMyNews 1.4 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the cfg_include_dir parameter in (1) disp_form.php3, (2) disp_smileys.php3, (3) little_news.php3, and (4) index.php3 in include/.

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: 2.8% (86th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2006-5246)
Published: October 12, 2006
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-5246 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

phpmynews / phpmynews

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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