CVE-2006-0791

DreamCost HostAdmin - Remote File Inclusion via Uninitialized $path Variable

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-0791. PoCs published by ReZEN.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a remote file inclusion vulnerability in HostAdmin by allowing an attacker to include a malicious PHP file via unsanitized input. It executes arbitrary commands on the target system by writing a PHP file with embedded system calls and parsing the output.

Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in index.php in DreamCost HostAdmin allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via the $path variable, which is not initialized before use.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by ReZEN · phpwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27238

This exploit leverages a remote file inclusion vulnerability in HostAdmin by allowing an attacker to include a malicious PHP file via unsanitized input. It executes arbitrary commands on the target system by writing a PHP file with embedded system calls and parsing the output.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: HostAdmin (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: PHP environment with write permissions · Remote file inclusion vulnerability in HostAdmin · Network access to the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0618
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16682
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016273
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-02/0340.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/23241
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497093/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24723
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435993/30/4650/threaded
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18901
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.xorcrew.net/xpa/XPA-HostAdmin.txt
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497133/100/0/threaded

Scores

EPSS 0.0715
EPSS Percentile 93.5%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
dreamcost/hostadmin 3.0
Published Feb 19, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026