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CVE-2006-6462

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-6462 describes a remote file inclusion vulnerability in CM68 News version 12.02.06, specifically within the engine/oldnews.inc.php component. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by manipulating the 'addpath' parameter. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, enabling potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, indicating a clear path for attackers. Despite its age and the availability of exploit code, there is no significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
12.02.06CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cm68_news:cm68_news:12.02.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.32%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-2897 · Dec 8, 2006
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0332 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 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, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

cm68.de
secunia.com / advisories/23326
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/30785
exploit-db.com / exploits/2897
securityfocus.com / bid/21499
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/4911
Vendor Advisory