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CVE-2006-5301

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-5301 describes a remote file inclusion vulnerability in the SpamBlockerMOD v1.0.2 and earlier module for phpBB, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by manipulating the phpbb_root_path parameter. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity with network access, medium attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:spamblockermod:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:spamblockermod:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:spamblockermod:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
5.51%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-2533 · Oct 12, 2006
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0551 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 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

marc.info
secunia.com / advisories/22356
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/29506
exploit-db.com / exploits/2533
securityfocus.com / bid/20501
Exploit
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/4028