THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2006-5762
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2006-5762

Free File Hosting vulnerability

CVSS
5.1
EPSS
3.9%
EPSS pct
89th
Exploited
No known
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in forgot_pass.php in Free File Hosting 1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the AD_BODY_TEMP parameter. NOTE: this issue was later reported for the "File Upload System" which is a component of Free File Hosting. This also affects Free Image Hosting 2.0, which contains the same code.
Affected vendor
Free Php Scripts
Affected product
Free File Hosting
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2006-11-06

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, high attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.9% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 89% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2006-5762

  • Confirm whether Free Php Scripts Free File Hosting is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2006-5762.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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