Directory traversal vulnerability in script/cat_for_aff.php in Netref 4 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the ad_direct parameter.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-5618 is rated High Exploit Risk (64.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.85%). Core evidence: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2677 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-10-29 | 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 | 2026-06-19 | 2.83% | 2.85% | +0.02% |
| 2 | 2026-06-15 | 7.42% | 2.83% | -4.59% |
| 3 | 2026-04-26 | — | 7.42% | — |
Full EPSS history (14 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] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-2006-5618: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-5618 |