CVE-2006-2865

Exp

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in template.php in phpBB 2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the page parameter. NOTE: followup posts have disputed this issue, stating that template.php does not appear in phpBB and does not use a $page variable. It is possible that this is a site-specific vulnerability, or an issue in a mod

Published: 2006-06-06 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-2865 is rated High Exploit Risk (75.5/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.03%). 4 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-2006-2865

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
27961 exploit_db edb 2006-06-02 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2865

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 2025-10-17 4.35% 4.03% -0.33%
2 2025-09-15 4.01% 4.35% +0.34%
3 2025-03-30 — 4.01% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-2865

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-2006-2865

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-2865

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2006-2865: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-2865

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-2865

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.6c cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.6c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.6d cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.6d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.7a cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.7a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.8a cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.8a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.15 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.19 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.20 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0_beta1 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0_rc2 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0_rc3 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0_rc4 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-2865

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