Eval injection vulnerability in sessions.inc in PHP Base Library (PHPLib) before 7.4a, when index.php3 from the PHPLib distribution is available on the server, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by including a base64-encoded representation of the code in a cookie. NOTE: this description was significantly updated on 20060605 to reflect new details after an initial vague advisory.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-0887 is rated High Exploit Risk (77.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.22%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43838 | exploit_db | edb | 2016-03-05 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-30 | 8.64% | 9.22% | +0.58% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 9.22% | 8.64% | -0.58% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 9.22% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| phplib_team | phplib | 7.4 | cpe:2.3:a:phplib_team:phplib:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |