MEDIUM
Directory traversal vulnerability in upgrade.php in phpAdsNew 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .
Published Oct 20, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.66%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in upgrade.php in phpAdsNew 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the phpAds_config[language] parameter. NOTE: this issue could not be reproduced by a third party
Affected products
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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.66% 0.01658
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01658
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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.66% (0.01658) | 75.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.55% (0.01554) | 71.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.19% (0.00187) | 38.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00429) | 75.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 14, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00429) | 73.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.39% (0.00385) | 72.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 24, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00385) | 69.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 17, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00363) | 68.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | 0.42% (0.00419) | 70.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 2, 2023 | 0.43% (0.00425) | 70.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 24, 2023 | 0.41% (0.00408) | 69.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.35% (0.00347) | 67.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448994/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449084/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29640 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448994/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449084/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29640 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 20, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 20, 2006
Link CVE-2006-5437
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a