CVE-2006-4976
NVD-CWE-OtherPublished: September 25, 2006· Updated: Jun 16, 2026
Official Description
The Date Library in John Lim ADOdb Library for PHP allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request for (1) server.php, (2) adodb-errorpear.inc.php, (3) adodb-iterator.inc.php, (4) adodb-pear.inc.php, (5) adodb-perf.inc.php, (6) adodb-xmlschema.inc.php, and (7) adodb.inc.php; files in datadict including (8) datadict-access.inc.php, (9) datadict-db2.inc.php, (10) datadict-generic.inc.php, (11) datadict-ibase.inc.php, (12) datadict-informix.inc.php, (13) datadict-mssql.inc.php, (14) datadict-mysql.inc.php, (15) datadict-oci8.inc.php, (16) datadict-postgres.inc.php, and (17) datadict-sybase.inc.php; files in drivers/ including (18) adodb-access.inc.php, (19) adodb-ado.inc.php, (20) adodb-ado_access.inc.php, (21) adodb-ado_mssql.inc.php, (22) adodb-borland_ibase.inc.php, (23) adodb-csv.inc.php, (24) adodb-db2.inc.php, (25) adodb-fbsql.inc.php, (26) adodb-firebird.inc.php, (27) adodb-ibase.inc.php, (28) adodb-informix.inc.php, (29) adodb-informix72.inc.php, (30) adodb-mssql.inc.php, (31) adodb-mssqlpo.inc.php, (32) adodb-mysql.inc.php, (33) adodb-mysqli.inc.php, (34) adodb-mysqlt.inc.php, (35) adodb-oci8.inc.php, (36) adodb-oci805.inc.php, (37) adodb-oci8po.inc.php, (38) adodb-odbc.inc.php, (39) adodb-odbc_mssql.inc.php, (40) adodb-odbc_oracle.inc.php, (41) adodb-oracle.inc.php, (42) adodb-postgres64.inc.php, (43) adodb-postgres7.inc.php, (44) adodb-proxy.inc.php, (45) adodb-sapdb.inc.php, (46) adodb-sqlanywhere.inc.php, (47) adodb-sqlite.inc.php, (48) adodb-sybase.inc.php, (49) adodb-vfp.inc.php; file in perf/ including (50) perf-db2.inc.php, (51) perf-informix.inc.php, (52) perf-mssql.inc.php, (53) perf-mysql.inc.php, (54) perf-oci8.inc.php, (55) perf-postgres.inc.php; tests/ files (56) benchmark.php, (57) client.php, (58) test-datadict.php, (59) test-perf.php, (60) test-pgblob.php, (61) test-php5.php, (62) test-xmlschema.php, (63) test.php, (64) test2.php, (65) test3.php, (66) test4.php, (67) test5.php, (68) test_rs_array.php, (69) testcache.php, (70) testdatabases.inc.php, (71) testgenid.php, (72) testmssql.php, (73) testoci8.php, (74) testoci8cursor.php, (75) testpaging.php, (76) testpear.php, (77) testsessions.php, (78) time.php, or (79) tmssql.php, which reveals the path in various error messages.
Technical Analysis
CVE-2006-4976 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.
Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.
CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown
Affected Vendors & Products
Exploit & PoC Resources
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Quick Facts
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Recommended Actions
- →Apply vendor patches immediately
- →Monitor CVE-2006-4976 in threat intel feeds
- →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts