| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Johannes Erdfelt Kawf 1.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file main.php. Such manipulation of the argument config leads to file inclusion. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2006-5522. Furthermore, an exploit is available.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Johannes Erdfelt Kawf 1.0. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file main.php. The manipulation of the argument config with an unknown input leads to a file inclusion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-73. The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in Johannes Erdfelt Kawf 1.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the config parameter in (1) main.php or (2) user/account/main.php.
The weakness was published 10/26/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-5522 since 10/26/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.
A public exploit has been developed by o0xxdark0o and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:main.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29709), Exploit-DB (2607) and SecurityFocus (BID 20659†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
Product
Vendor
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Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.9
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Exploiting
Class: File inclusionCWE: CWE-73
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: o0xxdark0o
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
10/21/2006 🔍10/21/2006 🔍
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10/26/2006 🔍
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10/26/2006 🔍
03/12/2015 🔍
04/25/2026 🔍
Sources
Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2006-5522 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5522
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32960
X-Force: 29709 - Kawf main.php file include
SecurityFocus: 20659 - Kawf Main.PHP Remote File Include Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 22:21Updated: 04/25/2026 14:18
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (55), 08/06/2018 07:35 (7), 07/31/2024 02:08 (22), 04/25/2026 14:18 (2)
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