CVE-2006-5102 describes a remote file inclusion vulnerability in Sebastian Baumann and Philipp Wolfer Newswriter SW 1.42 and earlier, specifically within the include/editfunc.inc.php component. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by manipulating the NWCONF_SYSTEM[server_path] parameter. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists via ExploitDB, and its FAUCET Risk Score of 91/100 indicates significant potential danger, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.40CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:baumedia:newswriter:1.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.41CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:baumedia:newswriter:1.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.42CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:baumedia:newswriter:1.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.