CVE-2006-2770

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in randompic.php in pppBLOG 0.3.8 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in an index of the "file" array parameter, as demonstrated by file[0].

5.4

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 20.83% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://retrogod.altervista.org/pppblog_038_xpl.html	exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18189	vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/20375	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26969	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435406/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1015	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2085	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016198	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2770?: CVE-2006-2770 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2770?: To fix CVE-2006-2770, 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-2006-2770 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2770 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~21% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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