Directory traversal vulnerability in chat/getStartOptions.php in AlstraSoft E-friends 4.85 allows remote attackers to include arbitrary local files and possibly execute arbitrary code via a .. (dot dot) sequence and trailing null (%00) byte in the lang parameter, as demonstrated by injecting PHP code into a log file.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-4913 is rated High Exploit Risk (78.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.49%, 95th percentile). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2389 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-09-18 | 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 | 2026-06-19 | 9.41% | 9.49% | +0.07% |
| 2 | 2026-06-15 | 6.34% | 9.41% | +3.08% |
| 3 | 2026-03-02 | — | 6.34% | — |
Full EPSS history (13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| alstrasoft | e-friends | 4.85 | cpe:2.3:a:alstrasoft:e-friends:4.85:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |