Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Stefan Ernst Newsscript (aka WM-News) 0.5beta allow remote attackers to (1) read arbitrary local files via a .
Published Sep 13, 2006
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.57%
Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Stefan Ernst Newsscript (aka WM-News) 0.5beta allow remote attackers to (1) read arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the ide parameter in modify.php and (2) write to arbitrary local files via a .. sequence in the var parameter in add_go.php. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.5_beta
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.57% (0.01572) | 74.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.53% (0.01531) | 71.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.41% (0.00412) | 59.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.60% (0.00597) | 79.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.60% (0.00597) | 77.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2023 | 0.60% (0.00597) | 75.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2023 | 0.56% (0.00563) | 74.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2023 | 0.57% (0.00569) | 74.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 0.55% (0.00550) | 74.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.53% (0.00528) | 73.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21826 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/28812 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84154 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3558 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28894 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/21826 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/28812 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84154 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3558 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28894 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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