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CVE-2006-5421

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2006-10-20 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

WSN Forum 1.3.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a modified pathname in the pathtoconfig parameter that points to an avatar image that contains PHP code, which is then accessed from prestart.php. NOTE: this issue has been labeled remote file inclusion, but that label only applies to the attack, not the underlying vulnerability.

Affected products

• Wsn Forum: through 1.3.4

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/22360
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20586
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4081
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29635
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2583
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22360
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20586
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4081
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29635
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2583

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