CVE-2006-6279

index.php in @lex Guestbook 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a skin parameter referencing a nonexistent skin, which reveals the installation path in an error message.

Published: 2006-12-04 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-6279 is rated Moderate Risk (42.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.55%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-6279

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 2025-03-17 1.05% 0.55% -0.50%
2 2024-12-17 0.91% 1.05% +0.14%
3 2024-01-30 0.91%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-6279

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-6279

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-6279

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2006-6279: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-6279

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-6279

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
alexphpteam alex_guestbook 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:alexphpteam:alex_guestbook:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-6279

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