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CVE-2006-5180

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2006-10-10 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in include/main.inc.php in Sebastian Baumann and Philipp Wolfer Newswriter SW 1.42 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the NWCONF_SYSTEM[server_path] parameter, a different vector than CVE-2006-5102.

Affected products

• Baumedia Newswriter: through 1.42; 1.40, 1.41

References

• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1695
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447253/100/0/threaded
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2443
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1695
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447253/100/0/threaded
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2443

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