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CVE-2006-5838

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2006-11-10 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in lib/class.Database.php in NewP News Publication System 1.0.0, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the path parameter.

Affected products

• Newp News Publication System: 1.0.0

References

• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1835
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450823/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20893
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30086
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1835
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450823/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20893
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30086

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