CVE-2006-5418
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 5.7%EU EUVD
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in archive/archive_topic.php in pbpbb archive for search engines (SearchIndexer) (aka phpBBSEI) for phpBB allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-94
- EPSS score
- 5.7% (93th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-5403)
- Published
- October 20, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-5403 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- phpbb / searchindexer
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22443(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1751
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448621/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20571(Exploit)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4037
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29569
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2549
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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