CVE-2006-5716 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in aff_news.php in FreeNews 2.1 allows remote attackers to include local files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the chemin parameter, when the aff_news parameter is not set to "1."

Published: 2006-11-04

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 2.9% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:freenews:freenews:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-5701	Directory traversal vulnerability in aff_news.php in FreeNews 2.1 allows remote attackers to include local files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the chemin parameter, when the aff_news parameter is not set to "1."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02918.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1822
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450012/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450081/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450157/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20795
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29896

History

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Subscriptions

Freenews Freenews

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-11-04T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T20:04:54.474Z

Reserved: 2006-11-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-5716

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-11-04T01:07:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:31:42.253

Link: CVE-2006-5716

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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