Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in PhpMyChat Plus 1.9 and earlier allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the ChatPath parameter to (1) avatar.php, (2) colorhelp_popup.php, (3) color_popup.php, (4) index.php, (5) index1.php, (6) lib/connected_users.lib.php, (7) lib/index.lib.php, and (8) phpMyChat.php3; and the (9) L parameter to logs.php. NOTE: CVE analysis suggests that vector 1 might be incorrect.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-5897 is rated Moderate Risk (40.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.37%). 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 | 2025-07-04 | 0.30% | 0.37% | +0.07% |
| 2 | 2025-05-12 | 0.22% | 0.30% | +0.08% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 0.22% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 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 |
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alpine
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— | CVE-2006-5897: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-5897 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| phpheaven | phpmychat_plus | <= 1.9 | cpe:2.3:a:phpheaven:phpmychat_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |