PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in index.php in net2ftp, possibly 0.1 through 0.62, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the application_rootdir parameter. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by a third party researcher, CVE, and the vendor. The vendor says "the variable is set in settings.inc.php, so this is not a vulnerability.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-5097 is rated Moderate Risk (59.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.27%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 2025-10-23 | 2.36% | 2.27% | -0.09% |
| 2 | 2025-09-15 | 1.76% | 2.36% | +0.60% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 1.76% | — |
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 | priority | summary | link |
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alpine
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— | CVE-2006-5097: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-5097 |