CVE-2006-3955

Exp

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in MiniBB Forum 1.5a allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the absolute_path parameter to (1) news.php, (2) search.php, or (3) whosOnline.php.

Published: 2006-08-01 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-3955 is rated High Exploit Risk (78.2/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.01%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.08% 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-2006-3955

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
28251 exploit_db edb 2006-07-20 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-3955

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 2025-12-12 6.94% 8.01% +1.08%
2 2025-08-05 5.94% 6.94% +1.00%
3 2025-03-30 5.94%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-3955

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-2006-3955

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-3955

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
minibb minibb 1.5a cpe:2.3:a:minibb:minibb:1.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-3955

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