CVE-2006-2693

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/admin_hacks_list.php in Nivisec Hacks List 1.20 and earlier for phpBB, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ".." in the phpEx parameter.

7.1

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.11% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory nukedx.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435285/100/0/threaded	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26840	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2034	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20359	vendor advisory third party advisory exploit
http://www.nukedx.com/?viewdoc=37	vendor advisory exploit
http://www.nivisec.com/article.php?l=vi&ar=15
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18162	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2693?: CVE-2006-2693 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2693?: To fix CVE-2006-2693, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-2693 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2693 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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