CVE-2006-6042
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 5.9%EU EUVD
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in core/editor.php in phpWebThings 1.5.2 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the editor_insert_bottom 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- EPSS score
- 5.9% (93th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-6025)
- Published
- November 22, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-6025 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- phpwebthings / phpwebthings
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23001(Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470794/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21178
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4596
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30401
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2811
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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