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CVE-2006-2137

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-2137 describes a remote file inclusion vulnerability in master.php within OpenPHPNuke, specifically versions 2.3.3 and earlier. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by manipulating the root_path parameter. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity, requiring low attack complexity and potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or having active Metasploit/Nuclei modules, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openphpnuke:openphpnuke:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.64%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-1727 · Apr 29, 2006
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0364 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

secunia.com / advisories/19893
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/26183
exploit-db.com / exploits/1727
openphpnuke.com / system/article/index.php
Patch
osvdb.org / 25140
securityfocus.com / bid/17772
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/1575