CVE-2006-5257 — PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in modules/forum/include/config.php in Ciamos Content Management System (CMS) 0.9.6b and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the module_cache_path parameter

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HIGH

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in modules/forum/include/config.php in Ciamos Content Management System (CMS) 0.9.6b and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the module_cache_path parameter

Published Oct 12, 2006

7.5

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 2.49%

Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in modules/forum/include/config.php in Ciamos Content Management System (CMS) 0.9.6b and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the module_cache_path parameter.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

2.49% 0.02490

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.02490

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (13 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 3, 2026	2.49% (0.02490)	84.10th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	2.33% (0.02335)	81.29th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Sep 3, 2025	5.34% (0.05338)	89.75th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	2.54% (0.02545)	84.43th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	5.05% (0.05054)	93.20th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2024	5.05% (0.05054)	92.69th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Aug 16, 2023	4.76% (0.04757)	91.66th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jul 9, 2023	6.06% (0.06063)	92.49th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 1, 2023	6.09% (0.06090)	92.40th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	6.22% (0.06219)	92.42th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	4.19% (0.04187)	87.39th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	4.19% (0.04187)	86.11th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	4.19% (0.04187)	69.86th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (3)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20403
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29398
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2489
exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20403		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29398		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2489		exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Oct 12, 2006

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Oct 12, 2006

Link CVE-2006-5257

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2006-5257

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2006-5257