CVE-2006-2578

admin/cron.php in eSyndicat Directory 1.2, when register_globals is enabled and magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files and possibly execute arbitrary PHP code via a null-terminated value in the path_to_config parameter.

Published: 2006-05-24 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-2578 is rated Moderate Risk (46.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.68%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2578

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 2023-03-07 1.21% 0.68% -0.53%
2 2022-02-04 1.21%

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-2578

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.1 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/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:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
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.
4.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-2578

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-2578

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
esyndicat esyndicat_directory 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:esyndicat:esyndicat_directory:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-2578

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