eZ publish before 3.8.1 does not properly enforce permissions for "content edit Language" when there are four or more languages, which allows remote authenticated users to perform translations into languages that are not listed in a Module Function Limitation policy.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-7218 is rated Low Risk (37/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.98%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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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 | 2026-06-15 | 0.16% | 0.98% | +0.82% |
| 2 | 2025-07-31 | 0.15% | 0.16% | +0.01% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 0.15% | — |
Full EPSS history (6 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
8.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2006-7218 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (ezpublish), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): not-affected 3, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-7218 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| ez | ez_publish | <= 3.8.0 | cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |