CVE-2006-6042 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in core/editor.php in phpWebThings 1.5.2 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the editor_insert_bottom 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 0.16711.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:phpwebthings:phpwebthings:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Phpwebthings Subscribe	Phpwebthings Subscribe

Tracking

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/23001
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470794/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21178
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4596
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30401
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2811

History

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.16179}`	epss `{'score': 0.16711}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-11-22T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T20:12:31.342Z

Reserved: 2006-11-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-6042

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2006-11-22T00:07:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2006-6042

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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