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CVE-2006-4161

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-4161 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in XennoBB versions 2.1.0 and earlier, specifically within the avatar_gallery action of profile.php. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server by manipulating the 'category' parameter with directory traversal sequences. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and potential for unauthorized information disclosure. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog and showing no active community discussion or media coverage, exploit code for this vulnerability is publicly available on ExploitDB.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xennobb:xennobb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xennobb:xennobb:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xennobb:xennobb:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xennobb:xennobb:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xennobb:xennobb:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
3.37%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-28364 · Aug 9, 2006
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0337 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 23,690 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

secunia.com / advisories/21483
Vendor Advisory
securityreason.com / securityalert/1395
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/28337
securityfocus.com / archive/1/442881/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/19446
Exploit
surfionline.com / security_advisories/20060810_xennobb_avatar_gallery_transversal.txt
ExploitVendor Advisory