Directory traversal vulnerability in runCMS 1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the bbPath[path] parameter to (1) class.forumposts.php and (2) forumpollrenderer.php. NOTE: this issue is closely related to CVE-2006-0659.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-1793 is rated High Exploit Risk (77.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.56%). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.28% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1485 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-02-09 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | 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 | 2026-06-15 | 2.28% | 3.56% | +1.28% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 2.44% | 2.28% | -0.16% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 2.44% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.6 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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4.9 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
: Succesful exploitation requires that register_globals = On & allow_url_fopen = On
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://retrogod.altervista.org/runcms_13a_xpl.html | Exploit |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424708 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16578 |