CVE-2006-1243

Exp

Directory traversal vulnerability in install05.php in Simple PHP Blog (SPB) 0.4.7.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences and a NUL (%00) character in the blog_language parameter, as demonstrated by injecting PHP sequences into an Apache access_log file, which is then included using install05.php.

Published: 2006-03-15 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-1243 is rated High Exploit Risk (73.2/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.53%, 95th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-1243

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
1581 exploit_db edb 2006-03-13 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-1243

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 16.31% 9.53% -6.78%
2 2025-03-30 24.75% 16.31% -8.45%
3 2025-03-29 — 24.75% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-1243

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-1243

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-1243

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
alexander_palmo simple_php_blog <= 0.4.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_palmo:simple_php_blog:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_palmo simple_php_blog 0.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_palmo:simple_php_blog:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_palmo simple_php_blog 0.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_palmo:simple_php_blog:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_palmo simple_php_blog 0.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_palmo:simple_php_blog:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alexander_palmo simple_php_blog 0.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_palmo:simple_php_blog:0.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-1243

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