PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in common.php in Hinton Design phpht Topsites allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpht_real_path parameter.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-5458 is rated High Exploit Risk (78.4/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.58%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.27% 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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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2526 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-10-12 | 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 | 2026-03-05 | 6.31% | 7.58% | +1.27% |
| 2 | 2025-10-14 | 4.47% | 6.31% | +1.84% |
| 3 | 2025-09-05 | — | 4.47% | — |
Full EPSS history (14 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-2006-5458: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-5458 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| hinton_design | phpht_topsites | <= 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:hinton_design:phpht_topsites:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |