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CVE-2006-6740

32
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-6740 describes multiple remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in phpProfiles 3.1.2b and earlier, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code. This critical vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 7.5, arises from insufficient validation of the 'menu' and 'incpath' parameters, enabling remote code execution, information disclosure, and denial of service. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, indicating a potential for exploitation. Despite its age and the availability of exploit code, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.1.2bCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpprofiles:phpprofiles:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpprofiles:phpprofiles:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
9.26%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-2956 · Dec 19, 2006
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0926 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 51,485 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

linuxwebshop.com / forum/viewtopic.php
URL Repurposed
secunia.com / advisories/23423
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/30997
exploit-db.com / exploits/2956
attrition.org / pipermail/vim/2007-March/001401.html
osvdb.org / 32363
osvdb.org / 32364
osvdb.org / 32365
osvdb.org / 32366
osvdb.org / 32367
osvdb.org / 32368
osvdb.org / 32369
osvdb.org / 32370
osvdb.org / 32371
osvdb.org / 32372
osvdb.org / 32373
osvdb.org / 32374
osvdb.org / 32375
osvdb.org / 32376
securityfocus.com / bid/21667
Exploit
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/5087