CVE-2006-2134

Exp

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in /includes/kb_constants.php in Knowledge Base Mod for PHPbb 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the module_root_path parameter.

Published: 2006-05-02 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-2134 is rated High Exploit Risk (71.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.50%, 95th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.17% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-2134

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
1728 exploit_db edb 2006-04-29 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2134

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 6.32% 9.50% +3.17%
2 2025-03-30 9.33% 6.32% -3.01%
3 2025-03-29 — 9.33% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-2134

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-2006-2134

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2006-2134

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

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-2134

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpbb_group phpbb <= 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 1.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 1.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0_beta1 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0_rc2 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0_rc3 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0_rc4 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-2134

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