CVE-2006-2151

Exp

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in toplist.php in phpBB TopList 1.3.8 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via the phpbb_root_path parameter.

Published: 2006-05-03 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-2151 is rated High Exploit Risk (73.1/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 17.35%, 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-2006-2151

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
1724 exploit_db edb 2006-04-28 Exploit-DB ↗
1722 exploit_db edb 2006-04-27 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2151

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 23.28% 17.35% -5.92%
2 2025-03-29 17.35% 23.28% +5.92%
3 2025-03-19 — 17.35% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-2151

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-2006-2151

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-2151

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpbb_group phpbb_toplist <= 1.3.8 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb_toplist:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-2151

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