CVE-2006-6042

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-11-22 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in core/editor.php in phpWebThings 1.5.2 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the editor_insert_bottom parameter.

Affected products

Phpwebthings: through 1.5.2

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/23001
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470794/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21178
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4596
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30401
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2811
http://secunia.com/advisories/23001
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470794/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21178
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4596
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30401
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2811

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