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TI-2006-05104 Aliases CVE-2006-5291GHSA-cg2v-qgrr-gw86

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in admin/includes/spaw/spaw_control.class.php in…

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in admin/includes/spaw/spaw_control.class.php in Download-Engine 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the spaw_root parameter. NOTE: CVE analysis suggests that this issue is actually in a third party product, SPAW Editor PHP Edition, so this issue is probably a duplicate of CVE-2006-4656.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04689 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:alex:downloadengine:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2VulnerableAlex
  • cpe:2.3:a:alex:downloadengine:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·Alex

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-5291
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cg2v-qgrr-gw86

References

  • TI-2006-05271 Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in Download-Engine 1.4.2 and earlier… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

Sources