PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in language/lang_english/lang_admin.php in the Web Links (mx_links) 2.05 and earlier module for mxBB allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the mx_root_path parameter.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-6645 is rated High Exploit Risk (75.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.89%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2939 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-12-16 | 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 | 2026-05-02 | 5.34% | 4.89% | -0.45% |
| 2 | 2025-09-19 | 3.19% | 5.34% | +2.14% |
| 3 | 2025-08-08 | — | 3.19% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 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-2006-6645: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-6645 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| mxbb | mxbb_web_links | <= 2.05 | cpe:2.3:a:mxbb:mxbb_web_links:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |