CVE-2006-5415 describes a remote file inclusion vulnerability in the News Defilante Horizontale module, versions 4.1.1 and earlier, for phpBB. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by manipulating the phpbb_root_path parameter. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the CISA KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:news_defilante_horizontale:news_defilante_horizontale:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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