CVE-2006-5716

Directory traversal vulnerability in aff_news.php in FreeNews 2.1 allows remote attackers to...

5.0 MediumPublic exploit

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."

Exploit likelihood

2.92%Down 3.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Record: CVE-2006-5716
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2006-5716
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2006-5701 No score

Record: EUVD-2006-5701
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w8f5-fcw9-9j46 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in aff_news.php in FreeNews 2.1 allows remote attackers to...

Record: GHSA-w8f5-fcw9-9j46
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

freenews

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Freenews 1.1 - 'Aff_News.php' Remote File Inclusion	2006-10-30

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-5716 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Freenews, published November 4, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.92%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.