CVE-2006-2516
mainfile.php in XOOPS 2.0.13.2 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote...
mainfile.php in XOOPS 2.0.13.2 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to overwrite variables such as $xoopsOption['nocommon'] and conduct directory traversal attacks or include PHP files via (1) xoopsConfig[language] to misc.php or (2) xoopsConfig[theme_set] to index.php, as demonstrated by injecting PHP sequences into a log file.
Exploit likelihood
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mainfile.php in XOOPS 2.0.13.2 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to overwrite variables such as $xoopsOption['nocommon'] and conduct directory traversal attacks or include PHP files via (1) xoopsConfig[language] to misc.php or (2) xoopsConfig[theme_set] to index.php, as demonstrated by injecting PHP sequences into a log file.
- Record
CVE-2006-2516- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 Medium
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
mainfile.php in XOOPS 2.0.13.2 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to overwrite variables such as $xoopsOption['nocommon'] and conduct directory traversal attacks or include PHP files via (1) xoopsConfig[language] to misc.php or (2) xoopsConfig[theme_set] to index.php, as demonstrated by injecting PHP sequences into a log file.
- Record
CVE-2006-2516- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-2516 No score
mainfile.php in XOOPS 2.0.13.2 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to overwrite variables such as $xoopsOption['nocommon'] and conduct directory traversal attacks or include PHP files via (1) xoopsConfig[language] to misc.php or (2) xoopsConfig[theme_set] to index.php, as demonstrated by injecting PHP sequences into a log file.
- Record
EUVD-2006-2516- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v8rp-8x66-vj5p No score
mainfile.php in XOOPS 2.0.13.2 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote...
mainfile.php in XOOPS 2.0.13.2 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to overwrite variables such as $xoopsOption['nocommon'] and conduct directory traversal attacks or include PHP files via (1) xoopsConfig[language] to misc.php or (2) xoopsConfig[theme_set] to index.php, as demonstrated by injecting PHP sequences into a log file.
- Record
GHSA-v8rp-8x66-vj5p- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | XOOPS 2.0.13.2 - 'xoopsOption[nocommon]' Remote Command Execution | 2006-05-21 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-2516 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Xoops, published May 22, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.35%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/archive/1/434698/100/0/threaded
osvdb.org/25683
secunia.com/advisories/20176
exploit-db.com/exploits/1811
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1895
securityreason.com/securityalert/934
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2516
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v8rp-8x66-vj5p