Is CVE-2006-5031 being actively exploited?

CVE-2006-5031 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-5031?

CVE-2006-5031 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2006-5031

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 7.7%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in app/webroot/js/vendors.php in Cake Software Foundation CakePHP before 1.1.8.3544 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter, followed by a filename ending with "%00" and a .js filename.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 7.7% (95th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2022-5242)
Published: September 27, 2006
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2022-5242 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

cakephp / cakephp

References

http://cakeforge.org/frs/shownotes.php?release_id=134
http://secunia.com/advisories/22040(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00114-09212006(Exploit)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20150(Exploit, Patch)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29115

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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