PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in example/lib/grid3.lib.php in Softerra PHP Developer Library 1.5.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the (1) cfg_dir and (2) lib_dir parameters.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-5471 is rated High Exploit Risk (82/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 17.04%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.75% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. 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.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2511 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-10-10 | 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 | 2026-04-28 | 13.30% | 17.04% | +3.75% |
| 2 | 2026-04-25 | 7.20% | 13.30% | +6.10% |
| 3 | 2026-03-06 | — | 7.20% | — |
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 |
|
10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
|
— | CVE-2006-5471: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-5471 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| softerra | php_developer_library | <= 1.5.3 | cpe:2.3:a:softerra:php_developer_library:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |