CVE-2006-3136

critical

Description

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in Nucleus 3.23 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL the DIR_LIBS parameter in (1) path/action.php, and to files in path/nucleus including (2) media.php, (3) /xmlrpc/server.php, and (4) /xmlrpc/api_metaweblog.inc.php. NOTE: this is a similar vulnerability to CVE-2006-2583. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by third parties, who state that the DIR_LIBS parameter is defined in an include file before being used

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2408

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437986/100/200/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437423/100/0/threaded

http://www.osvdb.org/27502

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016325

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1120

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-06-22

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.02747