CVE-2006-5636

Status: ModifiedMedium (5.1)—

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in common.php in Simple Website Software (SWS) 0.99 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the SWSDIR parameter.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Base score: 5.1

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 3.36%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 88
Score date: 10/3/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

SWS — Simple Website Software

CWEs

NVD-CWE-Other

References

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