Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in FreeWebshop 2.2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to read and include arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the page parameter, a different vector than CVE-2006-5773.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-5846 is rated High Exploit Risk (75.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 18.26%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.00% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28942 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-11-08 | 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 | 2026-03-25 | 16.25% | 18.26% | +2.00% |
| 2 | 2025-06-29 | 15.73% | 16.25% | +0.52% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 15.73% | — |
Full EPSS history (15 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.4 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 4.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-2006-5846: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-5846 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| freewebshop | freewebshop | <= 2.2.2 | cpe:2.3:a:freewebshop:freewebshop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=116303405916694&w=2 | Mailing List |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22786 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1017200 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.freewebshop.org/?id=28 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.freewebshop.org/index.php?id=28 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20969 | Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4420 | Not Applicable |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30125 |