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CVE-2006-2245

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-2245 describes a remote file inclusion vulnerability in Auction mod 1.3m for phpBB, specifically within the auction\auction_common.php file. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by manipulating the phpbb_root_path parameter. With a CVSS score of 6.8, it presents a medium-severity risk, indicating that an attacker can exploit this remotely with medium complexity to achieve partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, public exploit code exists via ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0mCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb-auction:1.0m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2mCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb-auction:1.2m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.3mCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb-auction:1.3m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.56%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-1747 · May 4, 2006
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0756 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 19,954 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, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

pridels0.blogspot.com / 2006/05/phpbb-auction-mod-remote-file.html
secunia.com / advisories/19944
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/26192
osvdb.org / 25263
securityfocus.com / bid/17822
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/1641