CVE-2006-5240

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 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: 2006-10-12 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in engine/require.php in Docmint 2.0 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the MY_ENV[BASE_ENGINE_LOC] parameter.

Affected products

Docmint Cms: through 2.0

References

http://advisories.echo.or.id/adv/adv51-K-159-2006.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/22343
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1709
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017026
http://www.docmint.net/index.php?id=54
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448013/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20409
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3968
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29390
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2493
http://advisories.echo.or.id/adv/adv51-K-159-2006.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/22343

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