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CVE-2006-5399

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-5399 describes a remote file inclusion vulnerability in PHPRecipeBook 2.36, specifically within the classes/Import_MM.class.php component. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by manipulating the g_rb_basedir parameter when the deprecated register_globals setting is enabled. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, indicating its potential for exploitation, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.36CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phprecipebook:phprecipebook:2.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
3.79%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-2584 · Oct 17, 2006
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0379 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 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

secunia.com / advisories/22427
PatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/29611
exploit-db.com / exploits/2584
securityfocus.com / archive/1/449116/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/449130/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/449236/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/20575
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/4051
Vendor Advisory