CVE-2006-4768

Multiple direct static code injection vulnerabilities in add_go.php in Stefan Ernst Newsscript (aka WM-News) 0.5 beta allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the (1) description, (2) issue, (3) title, (4) var, (5) name, (6) keywords, and (7) note parameters, which are stored in an article file. NOTE: the original source of this vulnerability is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information and CVE post-disclosure analysis.

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

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-4768 is rated Moderate Risk (42.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.46%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-4768

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 2025-05-02 0.38% 0.46% +0.08%
2 2025-03-30 0.46% 0.38% -0.07%
3 2025-03-29 0.46%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-4768

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-4768

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-4768

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
stefan_ernst newsscript 0.5_beta cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ernst:newsscript:0.5_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-4768

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