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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2006-4550

Directory traversal vulnerability in CHXO Feedsplitter 2006-01-21 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary XML files via ..

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.71%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.71%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in CHXO Feedsplitter 2006-01-21 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary XML files via .. (dot dot) sequences in the format parameter with a leading ".", which bypasses a security check.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS
1.71% probability · 77th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
chxo/feedsplitter
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 1.71%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 1.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.