PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in auction\auction_common.php in Auction mod 1.3m for phpBB allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-2245 is rated High Exploit Risk (73.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.56%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1747 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-05-04 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 9.47% | 7.56% | -1.91% |
| 2 | 2025-07-09 | 6.51% | 9.47% | +2.96% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 6.51% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| phpbb_group | phpbb-auction | 1.0m | cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb-auction:1.0m:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| phpbb_group | phpbb-auction | 1.2m | cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb-auction:1.2m:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| phpbb_group | phpbb-auction | 1.3m | cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb-auction:1.3m:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |