CVE-2006-2361

Exp

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in pafiledb_constants.php in Download Manager (mxBB pafiledb) integration, as used with phpBB, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the module_root_path parameter.

Published: 2006-05-15 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-2361 is rated High Exploit Risk (70.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.25%). 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-2006-2361

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
1774 exploit_db edb 2006-05-09 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2361

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 16.41% 3.25% -13.16%
2 2025-08-02 14.19% 16.41% +2.22%
3 2025-03-30 — 14.19% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-2361

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-2006-2361

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-2361

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mxbb mxbb_portal 2.7 cpe:2.3:a:mxbb:mxbb_portal:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mxbb mxbb_portal 2.8 cpe:2.3:a:mxbb:mxbb_portal:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php_arena pafiledb 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:php_arena:pafiledb:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
php_arena pafiledb 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:php_arena:pafiledb:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-2361

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