CVE-2006-2487

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in ScozNews 1.2.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the CONFIG[main_path] parameter in (1) functions.php, (2) template.php, (3) news.php, (4) help.php, (5) mail.php, (6) Admin/admin_cats.php, (8) Admin/admin_edit.php, (9) Admin/admin_import.php, and (10) Admin/admin_templates.php. NOTE: this might be resultant from a variable overwrite issue.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 12.34% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18027	vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/20156	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1800	exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27717	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26520	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016491	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1847	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439969/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/25616	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2487?: CVE-2006-2487 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2487?: To fix CVE-2006-2487, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-2487 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2487 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~12% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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