CVE-2006-5716 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.9% (pctl 87)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in aff_news.php in FreeNews 2.1 allows remote attackers to include local files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the chemin parameter, when the aff_news parameter is not set to "1."
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 2.92% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-11-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| freenews | freenews |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Freenews 1.1 - 'Aff_News.php' Remote File Inclusion | 2006-10-30 |
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1822
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450012/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450081/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450157/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20795
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29896
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1822
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450012/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450081/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450157/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20795
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29896
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