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CVE-2006-7090

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-7090 describes a remote file inclusion vulnerability in phpbb_security.php within phpBB Security 1.0.1 and earlier, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by manipulating the php_root_path parameter. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability is moderately severe, requiring medium attack complexity but no authentication, and could lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_security:phpbb_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
1.35%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
68.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0135 is in the 39th 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

securityreason.com / securityalert/2327
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/29573
securityfocus.com / archive/1/448607
Exploit
securityfocus.com / bid/20518
ExploitVendor Advisory