Is CVE-2006-5473 being actively exploited?

CVE-2006-5473 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-5473?

CVE-2006-5473 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2006-5473

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 1.9%EU EUVD

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in Description.php in Softerra PHP Developer Library 1.5.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the lib_dir parameter. NOTE: this issue is disputed by CVE as of 20061023, since there is no Description.php file included in the product, and the existing "Description" file contains documentation, not functioning code

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: 1.9% (80th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2006-5458)
Published: October 24, 2006
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-5458 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

softerra / php developer library

References

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

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