CVE-2006-5418
published 2006-10-20CVE-2006-5418: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in archive/archive_topic.php in pbpbb archive for search engines (SearchIndexer) (aka phpBBSEI) for phpBB allows remote…
PriorityP339medium6.8CVSS 2.0
AVNACMAuNCPIPAP
EXPLOIT
EPSS
5.65%
92.0th percentile
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in archive/archive_topic.php in pbpbb archive for search engines (SearchIndexer) (aka phpBBSEI) for phpBB allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter.
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VulDB
phpBB SearchIndexer Search Engine phpbb_root_path code injection (EDB-2549 / Nessus ID 21323)
vuldb·2026-04-25·CVSS 6.8
CVE-2006-5418 [MEDIUM] phpBB SearchIndexer Search Engine phpbb_root_path code injection (EDB-2549 / Nessus ID 21323)
A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in phpBB SearchIndexer. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Search Engine. The manipulation of the argument phpbb_root_path results in code injection.
This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-5418. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available.
The affected component should be upgraded.
GHSA
GHSA-gj59-76xc-hw5q: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in archive/archive_topic
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-01
CVE-2006-5418 [MEDIUM] CWE-94 GHSA-gj59-76xc-hw5q: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in archive/archive_topic
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in archive/archive_topic.php in pbpbb archive for search engines (SearchIndexer) (aka phpBBSEI) for phpBB allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the phpbb_root_path parameter.
No detection rules found.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
http://secunia.com/advisories/22443http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1751http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448621/100/0/threadedhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20571http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4037https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29569https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2549http://secunia.com/advisories/22443http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1751http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448621/100/0/threadedhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20571http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4037https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29569https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2549
2006-10-20
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