CVE-2006-5223

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.1% 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 includes/functions_user_viewed_posts.php in the Nivisec User Viewed Posts Tracker module 1.0 and earlier for phpBB allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter.

Affected products

Nivisec User Viewed Posts Tracker: 1.0

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/22305
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1705
http://www.nivisec.com/article.php?l=vi&ar=19
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447932/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448445/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20385
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3947
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29383
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2483
http://secunia.com/advisories/22305
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1705
http://www.nivisec.com/article.php?l=vi&ar=19

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