MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2006-2852

Dotwidget Cms vulnerability

CVSS
6.8
EPSS
11.1%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in dotWidget CMS 1.0.6 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the file_path parameter in (1) index.php, (2) feedback.php, and (3) printfriendly.php.
Affected vendor
Dotwidget
Affected product
Dotwidget Cms
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2006-06-06

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 11.1% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2006-2852

  • Confirm whether Dotwidget Dotwidget Cms is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2006-2852.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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