CVE-2006-5284

Shen Cheng-Da PHP News Reader <2.6.4 - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-5284. PoCs published by Nima Salehi.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a remote file include vulnerability in PHP News Reader <= 2.6.2. It allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands by including a remote file via the 'CFG[auth_phpbb_path]' parameter.

Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in auth/phpbb.inc.php in Shen Cheng-Da PHP News Reader (aka pnews) 2.6.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the CFG[auth_phpbb_path] parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Nima Salehi · perlwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2517

This exploit targets a remote file include vulnerability in PHP News Reader <= 2.6.2. It allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands by including a remote file via the 'CFG[auth_phpbb_path]' parameter.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: PHP News Reader <= 2.6.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target · Remote file inclusion (RFI) must be enabled on the target server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2517
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20480
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29481
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4011
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/22354

Scores

EPSS 0.0254
EPSS Percentile 82.9%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
php_news_reader/php_news_reader 2.6.2
php_news_reader/php_news_reader < 2.6.4
Published Oct 13, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026