CVE-2006-1087

Exp

Direct static code injection vulnerability in the modify_config action in admin.php for PHP-Stats 0.1.9.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary PHP code via the option_new[compatibility_mode] parameter, which is not filtered before being stored in config.php. NOTE: this vulnerability can be exploited by remote unauthenticated attackers in conjunction with the option[admin_pass] authentication bypass vulnerability.

Published: 2006-03-09 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-1087 is rated High Exploit Risk (67.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.74%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-1087

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-1087

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 2026-06-15 1.54% 1.74% +0.20%
2 2025-04-02 1.26% 1.54% +0.28%
3 2025-03-30 1.26%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-1087

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-1087

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-1087

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
php-stats php-stats <= 0.1.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:php-stats:php-stats:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-1087

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