Directory traversal vulnerability in (1) initiate.php and (2) possibly other PHP scripts in Turnkey Web Tools PHP Live Helper 1.8, and possibly later versions, allows remote authenticated users to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the language cookie, as demonstrated by uploading PHP code in a gl_session cookie to users.php, which causes the code to be stored in error.log, which is then included by initiate.php.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-1478 is rated High Exploit Risk (76.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.76%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-04-22 | 3.92% | 4.76% | +0.84% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 4.04% | 3.92% | -0.12% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 4.04% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
: This vulnerability may affect all other versions of Turnkey Web Tools, PHP Live Helper.
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| turnkey_web_tools | php_live_helper | 1.8 | cpe:2.3:a:turnkey_web_tools:php_live_helper:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |