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CVE-2006-5438

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in adminfoot.php in Comdev Forum 4.1, when...

7.5 High

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in adminfoot.php in Comdev Forum 4.1, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the path[docroot] parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information.

Exploit likelihood

1.48%Up 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in adminfoot.php in Comdev Forum 4.1, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the path[docroot] parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information.

Record
CVE-2006-5438
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in adminfoot.php in Comdev Forum 4.1, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the path[docroot] parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information.

Record
CVE-2006-5438
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-5423 No score

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in adminfoot.php in Comdev Forum 4.1, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the path[docroot] parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information.

Record
EUVD-2006-5423
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g3f6-879m-rmwx No score

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in adminfoot.php in Comdev Forum 4.1, when...

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in adminfoot.php in Comdev Forum 4.1, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the path[docroot] parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information.

Record
GHSA-g3f6-879m-rmwx
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2006-5438 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Comdev Forum, published October 20, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.48%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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