PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in CzarNews 1.12 through 1.14 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the tpath parameter to cn_config.php. NOTE: the news.php vector is already covered by CVE-2005-0859.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-3685 is rated High Exploit Risk (68.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.68%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.19% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-07-13 | 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 | 2025-11-28 | 5.50% | 6.68% | +1.19% |
| 2 | 2025-08-14 | 3.29% | 5.50% | +2.21% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 3.29% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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4.9 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| czaries_network | czarnews | 1.12 | cpe:2.3:a:czaries_network:czarnews:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| czaries_network | czarnews | 1.13 | cpe:2.3:a:czaries_network:czarnews:1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| czaries_network | czarnews | 1.14 | cpe:2.3:a:czaries_network:czarnews:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |