Directory traversal vulnerability in print.php in Stefan Ernst Newsscript (aka WM-News) 0.5 beta allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the ide parameter.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-4766 is rated High Exploit Risk (62.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.94%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2365 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-09-13 | 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 | 2026-06-15 | 5.24% | 2.94% | -2.30% |
| 2 | 2025-05-02 | 4.35% | 5.24% | +0.89% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 4.35% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 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 | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| stefan_ernst | newsscript | 0.5_beta | cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ernst:newsscript:0.5_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |