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CVE-2006-2516

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-2516 describes a variable overwrite vulnerability in XOOPS 2.0.13.2 and earlier, specifically in mainfile.php when register_globals is enabled. This flaw allows remote attackers to manipulate variables like $xoopsOption['nocommon'] through directory traversal or file inclusion via xoopsConfig[language] or xoopsConfig[theme_set]. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.1, indicating a medium severity with network access, high attack complexity, and partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the KEV catalog, an exploit is available on ExploitDB, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.0.13.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xoops:xoops:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xoops:xoops:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xoops:xoops:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xoops:xoops:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xoops:xoops:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.1MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.35%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-1811 · May 21, 2006
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0635 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

secunia.com / advisories/20176
ExploitVendor Advisory
securityreason.com / securityalert/934
exploit-db.com / exploits/1811
osvdb.org / 25683
securityfocus.com / archive/1/434698/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/18061
Exploit
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/1895
Vendor Advisory