PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in sipssys/code/box.inc.php in Haakon Nilsen simple, integrated publishing system (SIPS) 0.3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the config[sipssys] parameter. NOTE: the product's documentation recommends placing the affected file outside of the web root, so the scope of issue is limited to admins who do not, or cannot, follow this recommendation.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-4733 is rated High Exploit Risk (79.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 11.46%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.65% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3245 | exploit_db | edb | 2007-02-01 | 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 | 2025-09-29 | 9.81% | 11.46% | +1.65% |
| 2 | 2025-05-02 | 9.47% | 9.81% | +0.34% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 9.47% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sips | sips | <= 0.3.1 | cpe:2.3:a:sips:sips:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sips | sips | 0.2.2 | cpe:2.3:a:sips:sips:0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sips | sips | 0.2.4 | cpe:2.3:a:sips:sips:0.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sips | sips | 0.3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sips:sips:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sips | sips | 0.3.0pl1 | cpe:2.3:a:sips:sips:0.3.0pl1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sips | sips | 0.3.0pl2 | cpe:2.3:a:sips:sips:0.3.0pl2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |