CVE-2006-4169

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the G/PGP (GPG) Plugin 2.0, and 2.1dev before 20070614, for Squirrelmail allow remote authenticated users to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the help parameter to (1) gpg_help.php or (2) gpg_help_base.php.

Published: 2007-07-15 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-4169 is rated Moderate Risk (49.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.05%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-4169

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 2026-01-09 0.78% 1.05% +0.27%
2 2025-09-29 0.73% 0.78% +0.05%
3 2025-08-09 — 0.73% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-4169

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-4169

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-4169

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2006-4169: 1 GLSA(s) (200708-08), 1 atom(s) (mail-client/squirrelmail); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2006-4169

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2006-4169

Solution: The vendor has addressed this issue in the following product update: http://www.squirrelmail.org/plugin_download.php?id=153&rev=1303

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-4169

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
squirrelmail gpg_plugin 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:gpg_plugin:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squirrelmail gpg_plugin 2.1_dev cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:gpg_plugin:2.1_dev:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-4169

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