CVE-2006-1503

Exp

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/functions_install.php in Virtual War (VWar) 1.5.0 R11 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the vwar_root parameter. NOTE: this is a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-1636.

Published: 2006-03-29 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-1503 is rated High Exploit Risk (62.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.97%). 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-2006-1503

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-1503

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 1.77% 1.97% +0.20%
2 2025-07-31 1.49% 1.77% +0.28%
3 2025-04-23 1.49%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-1503

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.1 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/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:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
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.
4.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-1503

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2006-1503

Solution: Successful exploitation requires that the "register_globals" parameter is enabled.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-1503

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vwar virtual_war 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.3 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.5.0_r1 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.5.0_r1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.5.0_r2 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.5.0_r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.5.0_r3 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.5.0_r3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.5.0_r4 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.5.0_r4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.5.0_r5 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.5.0_r5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.5.0_r6 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.5.0_r6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.5.0_r7 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.5.0_r7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.5.0_r8 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.5.0_r8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.5.0_r9 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.5.0_r9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.5.0_r10 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.5.0_r10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vwar virtual_war 1.5.0_r11 cpe:2.3:a:vwar:virtual_war:1.5.0_r11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-1503

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