CVE-2006-4772

HotPlug CMS stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to read the admin password and database credentials via a direct request for includes/class/config.inc.

Published: 2006-09-14 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-4772 is rated Moderate Risk (43/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.16%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-4772

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 0.25% 1.16% +0.91%
2 2025-03-17 0.49% 0.25% -0.24%
3 2024-05-20 0.49%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-4772

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:P/I:N/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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-4772

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-4772

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hotplug_cms hotplug_cms cpe:2.3:a:hotplug_cms:hotplug_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-4772

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