Is CVE-2006-5437 being actively exploited?

CVE-2006-5437 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-5437?

CVE-2006-5437 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2006-5437

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 1.7%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in upgrade.php in phpAdsNew 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the phpAds_config[language] parameter. NOTE: this issue could not be reproduced by a third party

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS score: 1.7% (77th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2006-5422)
Published: October 20, 2006
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-5422 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

phpadsnew / phpadsnew

References

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

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