CVE-2006-6568

Exp

Directory traversal vulnerability in includes/kb_constants.php in the Knowledge Base (mx_kb) 2.0.2 module for mxBB allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the phpEx parameter.

Published: 2006-12-15 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-6568 is rated High Exploit Risk (88.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.55%, 92th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.49% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-6568

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
2924 exploit_db edb 2006-12-12 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-6568

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 2026-04-27 7.07% 8.55% +1.49%
2 2025-09-19 4.22% 7.07% +2.85%
3 2025-08-03 — 4.22% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-6568

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-6568

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-6568

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2006-6568: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-6568

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-6568

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mxbb kb_mods 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mxbb:kb_mods:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-6568

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