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CVE-2006-4036

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-4036 is a remote file inclusion vulnerability affecting ZoneMetrics ZoneX Publishers Gold Edition 1.0.3 and earlier, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by manipulating the 'phpbb_root_path' parameter. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA KEV, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:zonemetrics:zonex_publishers_gold_edition:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
3.63%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-2142 · Aug 7, 2006
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0363 is in the 79th 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/21353
Vendor Advisory
securityreason.com / securityalert/1348
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/28223
attrition.org / pipermail/vim/2006-September/001017.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/442152/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/444901/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/19338
Exploit
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/3156