CVE-2006-6560

Exp

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/common.php in the mx_modsdb 1.0.0 module for MxBB (aka MX-System) Portal allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the module_root_path parameter.

Published: 2006-12-14 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-6560 is rated High Exploit Risk (78.1/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.68%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.19% 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-2006-6560

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
2921 exploit_db edb 2006-12-12 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-6560

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 2026-04-26 5.50% 6.68% +1.19%
2 2025-09-19 2.52% 5.50% +2.97%
3 2025-08-02 2.52%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-6560

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-2006-6560

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-6560

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2006-6560: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-6560

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-6560

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mxbb modsdb 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:mxbb:modsdb:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-6560

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