CVE-2006-7168

Exp

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/not_mem.php in the Add Name module for PHP allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter.

Published: 2007-03-20 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-7168 is rated High Exploit Risk (82.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.26%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +5.88% 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-2006-7168

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
28804 exploit_db edb 2006-10-13 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-7168

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 2026-06-15 1.39% 7.26% +5.88%
2 2025-11-06 1.25% 1.39% +0.14%
3 2025-03-30 1.25%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-7168

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-2006-7168

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-7168

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpbb phpbb cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-7168

URL Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2450 Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448630/100/0/threaded Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20516 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29595 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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