CVE-2006-5473

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-10-24 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in Description.php in Softerra PHP Developer Library 1.5.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the lib_dir parameter. NOTE: this issue is disputed by CVE as of 20061023, since there is no Description.php file included in the product, and the existing "Description" file contains documentation, not functioning code

Affected products

Softerra Php Developer Library: through 1.5.3

References

http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-October/001090.html
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1763
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-October/001094.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449355/100/0/threaded
http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-October/001090.html
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1763
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-October/001094.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449355/100/0/threaded

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