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CVE-2006-2521

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-2521 describes a remote file inclusion vulnerability in phpMyDirectory versions 10.4.4 and earlier, specifically within the cron.php script. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by manipulating the ROOT_PATH parameter with a malicious URL. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog or showing active exploitation, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, indicating its potential for abuse.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 10.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:accomplishtechnology:phpmydirectory:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
2.69%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-1808 · May 19, 2006
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0269 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 51,466 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/20209
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/26625
exploit-db.com / exploits/1808
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/1896