CVE-2006-4271 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in install/upgrade_301.php in Jelsoft vBulletin 3.5.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the step parameter. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this vulnerability, saying "The default vBulletin requires authentication prior to the usage of the upgrade system.

Published: 2006-08-21

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 2.5% Low

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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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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 0.02543.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-07/0061.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-07/0069.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-07/0121.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-07/0217.html
http://www.osvdb.org/28210
http://www.pldsoft.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1340

History

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Subscriptions

Jelsoft Vbulletin

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-08-21T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:06:07.215Z

Reserved: 2006-08-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-4271

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-08-21T21:04:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-4271

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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