CVE-2006-4733

Exp

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.

Published: 2006-09-13 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

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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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-4733

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
3245 exploit_db edb 2007-02-01 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-4733

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)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-4733

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-4733

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-4733

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-4733

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