CVE-2006-4766 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3% (pctl 87)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in print.php in Stefan Ernst Newsscript (aka WM-News) 0.5 beta allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the ide parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.02% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-09-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| stefan ernst | newsscript |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Newsscript 0.5 - Local/Remote File Inclusion | 2006-09-13 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21826
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1574
- http://www.osvdb.org/28811
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445818/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3558
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21826
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1574
- http://www.osvdb.org/28811
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445818/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3558
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