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CVE-2006-1201

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-1201 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in eschew.net phpBannerExchange versions 2.0 and earlier, and other versions before 2.0 Update 5. This flaw allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by manipulating the 'email' parameter during a password recovery operation. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and no authentication required, potentially leading to unauthorized information disclosure. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:eschew.net:phpbannerexchange:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0_update_1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:eschew.net:phpbannerexchange:2.0_update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0_update_2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:eschew.net:phpbannerexchange:2.0_update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0_update_3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:eschew.net:phpbannerexchange:2.0_update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0_update_4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:eschew.net:phpbannerexchange:2.0_update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.69%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0269 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 23,701 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/fulldisclosure/2006-02/0879.html
secunia.com / advisories/19127
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/25071
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/25080
eschew.net / scripts/phpbe/2.0/releasenotes.php
h4cky0u.org / advisories/HYSA-2006-004-phpbanner.txt
ExploitVendor Advisory
osvdb.org / 23720
securityfocus.com / archive/1/426940/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/16996
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/0869