VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2006-5716

Directory traversal vulnerability in aff_news.php in FreeNews 2.1 allows remote attackers to include local files via a ..

EXPLOIT ✓MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.92%

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 2.9%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.

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."

CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS: 2.92% probability · 87th percentile
Public exploits: 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 30 October 2006
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: freenews/freenews
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 2.9% 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-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-28875 source ↗	Freenews 1.1 - 'Aff_News.php' Remote File Inclusionphp · MoHaNdKo	webapps	30 October 2006	yes

References

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