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Vulnerability record · CVE-2006-6661 · published 20 December 2006

CVE-2006-6661: Php-update vulnerability

PPhp Update · Php Update

Variable overwrite vulnerability in blog.php in PHP-Update 2.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary program variables and execute arbitrary PHP code via multiple vectors that use the extract function, as demonstrated by the (1) f, (2) newmessage, (3) newusername, (4) adminuser, and (5) permission parameters.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 6.7% · top 6.3%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
6.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Variable overwrite vulnerability in blog.php in PHP-Update 2.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary program variables and execute arbitrary PHP code via multiple vectors that use the extract function, as demonstrated by the (1) f, (2) newmessage, (3) newusername, (4) adminuser, and (5) permission parameters.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/23407
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5088
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2953
http://secunia.com/advisories/23407
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5088
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2953

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Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

7.5CVE-2006-6878Php-update vulnerabilityadmin/uploads.php in PHP-Update 2.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain privileges by setting the rights[7] parameter to 1 during a login act…EPSS 2.4%7.5CVE-2006-6880Php-update sql injection vulnerabilityMultiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in code/guestadd.php in PHP-Update 2.7 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands vi…EPSS 1.0%6.0CVE-2006-6879Php-update vulnerabilityUnrestricted file upload vulnerability in admin/uploads.php in PHP-Update 2.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to upload arbitrary PHP s…EPSS 1.9%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2006-6661), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.