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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2006-4782

src/index.php in WebSPELL 4.01.01 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain sensitive information stored in the database via a modified userID parameter in a write action to…

EXPLOIT ✓MEDIUM 5.4EPSS 3.24%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 3.2%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.

Description

src/index.php in WebSPELL 4.01.01 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain sensitive information stored in the database via a modified userID parameter in a write action to admin/database.php.

CVSS 2.0
5.4 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
EPSS
3.24% probability · 88th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 12 September 2006
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
webspell/webspell
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 3.24%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 3.2% 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.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-2352source ↗webSPELL 4.01.01 - Database Backup Downloadphp · Trexwebapps12 September 2006yes

References

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