STphp EasyNews PRO 4.0 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain usernames, email addresses, and password hashes via a direct request for data/users.txt.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-6866 is rated High Exploit Risk (77.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.72%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3039 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-12-29 | 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 | 2026-05-17 | 8.40% | 7.72% | -0.68% |
| 2 | 2025-09-22 | 7.14% | 8.40% | +1.25% |
| 3 | 2025-08-23 | — | 7.14% | — |
Full EPSS history (16 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-2006-6866: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-6866 |