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CVE-2006-5240

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-5240 describes a remote file inclusion vulnerability in Docmint 2.0 and earlier, specifically within the engine/require.php component. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by injecting a malicious URL into the MY_ENV[BASE_ENGINE_LOC] parameter, provided the register_globals setting is enabled. With a CVSS score of 5.1 and a FAUCET Risk Score of 91/100, this vulnerability has a network attack vector, high attack complexity, and can lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While not listed in the KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-2493) confirms the existence of public exploit code, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:docmint:docmint_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.1MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.00%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-2493 · Oct 9, 2006
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0400 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 19,953 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

advisories.echo.or.id / adv/adv51-K-159-2006.txt
secunia.com / advisories/22343
Vendor Advisory
securityreason.com / securityalert/1709
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/29390
exploit-db.com / exploits/2493
docmint.net / index.php
securityfocus.com / archive/1/448013/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/20409
Exploit
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/3968