# CVE-2006-5473: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in Description.php in Softerra PHP Developer Library 1.5.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to ex

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-10-24 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in Description.php in Softerra PHP Developer Library 1.5.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the lib_dir parameter. NOTE: this issue is disputed by CVE as of 20061023, since there is no Description.php file included in the product, and the existing "Description" file contains documentation, not functioning code

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## References

- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1763
- http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-October/001094.html
- http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-October/001090.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449355/100/0/threaded

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