Is CVE-2006-6943 being actively exploited?

CVE-2006-6943 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-6943?

CVE-2006-6943 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2006-6943

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 4.8%EU EUVD

PhpMyAdmin before 2.9.1.1 allows remote attackers to obtain the full server path via direct requests to (a) scripts/check_lang.php and (b) themes/darkblue_orange/layout.inc.php; and via the (1) lang[], (2) target[], (3) db[], (4) goto[], (5) table[], and (6) tbl_group[] array arguments to (c) index.php, and the (7) back[] argument to (d) sql.php; and an invalid (8) sort_by parameter to (e) server_databases.php and (9) db parameter to (f) db_printview.php.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 4.8% (92th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2006-6926)
Published: January 19, 2007
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-6926 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

phpmyadmin / phpmyadmin
phpmyadmin / phpmyadmin
phpmyadmin / phpmyadmin
phpmyadmin / phpmyadmin
phpmyadmin / phpmyadmin
phpmyadmin / phpmyadmin
phpmyadmin / phpmyadmin
phpmyadmin / phpmyadmin
phpmyadmin / phpmyadmin

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=116370414309444&w=2(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php?issue=PMASA-2006-8(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21137(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

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

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