GHSA-rw73-xmpv-j5x2 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: composer — CakePHP directory traversal vulnerability allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files
Directory traversal vulnerability in app/webroot/js/vendors.php in Cake Software Foundation CakePHP before 1.1.8.3544 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter, followed by a filename ending with "%00" and a .js filename.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-5031 is rated High Exploit Risk (68.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.29%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28645 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-09-22 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | 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 | 6.88% | 7.29% | +0.41% |
| 2 | 2025-05-16 | 5.74% | 6.88% | +1.14% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 5.74% | — |
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] |
GHSA-rw73-xmpv-j5x2 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: composer — CakePHP directory traversal vulnerability allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-2006-5031: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-5031 |
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2006-5031 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (cakephp), 1 status rows across 1 suites (bullseye): resolved 1. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-5031 |