CVE-2006-2521

Exp

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in cron.php in phpMyDirectory 10.4.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the ROOT_PATH parameter.

Published: 2006-05-22 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-2521 is rated High Exploit Risk (78/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.71%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.19% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-2521

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
1808 exploit_db edb 2006-05-19 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2521

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 2025-10-02 5.52% 6.71% +1.19%
2 2025-08-03 2.50% 5.52% +3.01%
3 2025-03-30 2.50%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-2521

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-2006-2521

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-2521

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
accomplishtechnology phpmydirectory <= 10.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
accomplishtechnology phpmydirectory 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
accomplishtechnology phpmydirectory 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
accomplishtechnology phpmydirectory 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
accomplishtechnology phpmydirectory 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
accomplishtechnology phpmydirectory 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
accomplishtechnology phpmydirectory 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
accomplishtechnology phpmydirectory 1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
accomplishtechnology phpmydirectory 1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
accomplishtechnology phpmydirectory 1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
accomplishtechnology phpmydirectory 1.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
accomplishtechnology phpmydirectory 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
accomplishtechnology phpmydirectory 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
accomplishtechnology phpmydirectory 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
accomplishtechnology phpmydirectory 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
accomplishtechnology phpmydirectory 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
accomplishtechnology phpmydirectory 1.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
accomplishtechnology phpmydirectory 1.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
accomplishtechnology phpmydirectory 1.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
accomplishtechnology phpmydirectory 1.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
accomplishtechnology phpmydirectory 1.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
accomplishtechnology phpmydirectory 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
accomplishtechnology phpmydirectory 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.2.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
accomplishtechnology phpmydirectory 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
accomplishtechnology phpmydirectory 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
accomplishtechnology phpmydirectory 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.3.0:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
accomplishtechnology phpmydirectory 1.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
accomplishtechnology phpmydirectory 1.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
accomplishtechnology phpmydirectory 1.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
accomplishtechnology phpmydirectory 1.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
accomplishtechnology phpmydirectory 1.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
accomplishtechnology phpmydirectory 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
accomplishtechnology phpmydirectory 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
accomplishtechnology phpmydirectory 10.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:10.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-2521

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