Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in The Address Book 1.04e validates the Content-Type header but not the file extension, which allows remote attackers to upload arbitrary PHP scripts.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-4581 is rated Moderate Risk (43.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.22%). 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 | 2026-06-15 | 0.50% | 1.22% | +0.72% |
| 2 | 2025-08-22 | 0.41% | 0.50% | +0.09% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 0.41% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-2006-4581: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-4581 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| the_address_book | the_address_book | 1.04e | cpe:2.3:a:the_address_book:the_address_book:1.04e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |