Is CVE-2006-5284 being actively exploited?

CVE-2006-5284 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-5284?

CVE-2006-5284 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.1 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2006-5284

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.1EPSS 2.6%EU EUVD

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in auth/phpbb.inc.php in Shen Cheng-Da PHP News Reader (aka pnews) 2.6.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the CFG[auth_phpbb_path] parameter.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.1 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS score: 2.6% (86th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2006-5269)
Published: October 13, 2006
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-5269 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

php news reader / php news reader
php news reader / php news reader

References

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

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