Is CVE-2006-6888 being actively exploited?

CVE-2006-6888 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-6888?

CVE-2006-6888 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2006-6888

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 2.4%EU EUVD

P-News 1.16 and 1.17 store sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain the administrative account name and password hash via a direct request for db/user.dat.

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: 2.4% (84th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2006-6871)
Published: December 31, 2006
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-6871 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

p-news / p-news
p-news / p-news

References

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

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