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CVE-2006-4481

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-4481 describes a vulnerability in PHP versions prior to 5.1.5, where the file_exists and imap_reopen functions fail to enforce safe_mode and open_basedir settings, enabling local users to bypass these security restrictions. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), this vulnerability represents a high-severity local attack, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.44%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
70.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0144 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 3,241 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, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2006-4481

CVE-2006-4481

References

secunia.com / advisories/21546
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/21768
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/21842
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/22039
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2006_52_php.html
php.net / release_5_1_5.php
Patch
securityfocus.com / bid/19582
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-342-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/3318