Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in Barry Nauta BRIM 1.2.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the renderer parameter in template.tpl.php in (1) templates/barrel/, (2) templates/sidebar/, (3) templates/text-only, (4) templates/slashdot/, (5) templates/penguin/, (6) templates/pda/, (7) templates/oerdec/, (8) templates/nifty/, (9) templates/mylook, and (10) templates/barry/.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-5429 is rated High Exploit Risk (76.6/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.91%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2589 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-10-17 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2026-03-02 | 8.51% | 7.91% | -0.60% |
| 2 | 2025-09-07 | 6.88% | 8.51% | +1.63% |
| 3 | 2025-06-08 | — | 6.88% | — |
Full EPSS history (12 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-2006-5429: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-5429 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| barry_nauta | brim | <= 1.2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:barry_nauta:brim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |