CVE-2006-5438 describes a remote file inclusion vulnerability in Comdev Forum 4.1, specifically within the adminfoot.php component, when the register_globals setting is enabled. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by injecting a malicious URL into the path[docroot] parameter. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity, posing a significant risk of complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) due to its low attack complexity and network-based vector. Despite its age, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:comdev:comdev_forum:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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