CVE-2006-2685

Exp

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in Basic Analysis and Security Engine (BASE) 1.2.4 and earlier, with register_globals enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the BASE_path parameter to (1) base_qry_common.php, (2) base_stat_common.php, and (3) includes/base_include.inc.php.

Published: 2006-05-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-2685 is rated High Exploit Risk (60.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 85.61%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-2685

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16897 exploit_db edb 2010-11-24 Exploit-DB ↗
9908 exploit_db edb 2008-06-14 Exploit-DB ↗
1823 exploit_db edb 2006-05-25 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2685

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 2025-03-17 90.92% 85.61% -5.31%
2 2024-12-17 95.27% 90.92% -4.35%
3 2023-12-11 95.27%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-2685

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N 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:N)
No availability impact.
4.9 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-2685

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-2685

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2006-2685 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (acidbase), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): released 7, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-2685

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-2685

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
kevin_johnson basic_analysis_and_security_engine 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:kevin_johnson:basic_analysis_and_security_engine:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kevin_johnson basic_analysis_and_security_engine 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:kevin_johnson:basic_analysis_and_security_engine:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kevin_johnson basic_analysis_and_security_engine 1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:kevin_johnson:basic_analysis_and_security_engine:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kevin_johnson basic_analysis_and_security_engine 1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:kevin_johnson:basic_analysis_and_security_engine:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-2685

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