CVE-2006-6764 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in authenticate.php in Keep It Simple Guest Book (KISGB), when executing PHP through CGI, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the default_path_to_themes parameter.

Published: 2006-12-27

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 6.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:keep_it_simple_guest_book:keep_it_simple_guest_book::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:keep_it_simple_guest_book:keep_it_simple_guest_book:5.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-6747	PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in authenticate.php in Keep It Simple Guest Book (KISGB), when executing PHP through CGI, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the default_path_to_themes parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.06205.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/23477
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21721
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5147
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2979

History

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Subscriptions

Keep It Simple Guest Book Keep It Simple Guest Book

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-12-27T02:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T20:42:06.509Z

Reserved: 2006-12-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-6764

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-12-27T02:28:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2006-6764

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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