Directory traversal vulnerability in Zend Platform 2.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the final component of the PHP session identifier (PHPSESSID). NOTE: in some cases, this issue can be leveraged to perform direct static code injection.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-4432 is rated Moderate Risk (57.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.36%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 2025-04-17 | 1.31% | 1.36% | +0.05% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 1.36% | 1.31% | -0.06% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 1.36% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 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] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| zend | zend_platform | <= 2.2.1a | cpe:2.3:a:zend:zend_platform:*:a:*:*:*:*:*:* |