PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in parse/parser.php in WEB//NEWS (aka webnews) 1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the WN_BASEDIR parameter.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-5100 is rated High Exploit Risk (76/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.75%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2435 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-09-26 | 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 | 2026-06-30 | 3.73% | 3.75% | +0.03% |
| 2 | 2026-06-15 | 12.65% | 3.73% | -8.92% |
| 3 | 2025-09-02 | — | 12.65% | — |
Full EPSS history (14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-2006-5100: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-5100 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| netwin | webnews | 1.1h | cpe:2.3:a:netwin:webnews:1.1h:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netwin | webnews | 1.1i | cpe:2.3:a:netwin:webnews:1.1i:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netwin | webnews | 1.1j | cpe:2.3:a:netwin:webnews:1.1j:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netwin | webnews | 1.1k | cpe:2.3:a:netwin:webnews:1.1k:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netwin | webnews | 1.4 | cpe:2.3:a:netwin:webnews:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |