CVE-2006-7169

Exp

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in includes/header_simple.php in Ultimate PHP Board (UPB) 2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the _CONFIG[skin_dir] parameter.

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

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-7169 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.69%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: 1 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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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-7169

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
2721 exploit_db edb 2006-11-05 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-7169

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 2026-06-03 6.76% 6.69% -0.06%
2 2025-11-06 5.29% 6.76% +1.46%
3 2025-07-26 5.29%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-7169

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-7169

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-7169

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ultimate_php_board ultimate_php_board <= 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:ultimate_php_board:ultimate_php_board:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-7169

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