CVE-2006-5637 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in faq_reply.php in Faq Administrator 2.1b allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the email parameter.

Published: 2006-11-01

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 16.5% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:faq_administrator:faq_administrator:2.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.16523.

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References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/22621
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-October/001100.html
http://www.osvdb.org/30115
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20796
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4254
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29868
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2678

History

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Subscriptions

Faq Administrator Faq Administrator

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-11-01T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:55:54.019Z

Reserved: 2006-10-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-5637

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-11-01T00:07:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-5637

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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