CVE-2006-2245

Exp

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.

Published: 2006-05-09 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

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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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-2245

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
1747 exploit_db edb 2006-05-04 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2245

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)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-2245

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-2245

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-2245

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-2245

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