CVE-2006-4766 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in Stefan Ernst Newsscript (aka WM-News) 0.5 beta, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with low attack complexity and potential for information disclosure. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and it has a high FAUCET Risk Score of 80/100. Despite its age, the presence of public exploits and the high risk score warrant attention, though it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.5_betaCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ernst:newsscript:0.5_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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