CVE-2006-6878 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in PHP-Update 2.7 and earlier, specifically within the admin/uploads.php component. An unauthenticated remote attacker can gain elevated privileges by manipulating the 'rights[7]' parameter during a login attempt. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity with low attack complexity and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While not listed on the KEV catalog or experiencing active exploitation, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old flaw.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php-update:php-update:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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