CVE-2006-4191 (GCVE-0-2006-4191)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2006-08-17 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 18:57
VLAI
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in memcp.php in XMB (Extreme Message Board) 1.9.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the langfilenew parameter, as demonstrated by injecting PHP sequences into an Apache HTTP Server log file, which is then included by header.php.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
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http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1411 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2178 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19501 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443167/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://retrogod.altervista.org/xmb_196_sql.html x_refsource_MISC
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19494 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://docs.xmbforum2.com/index.php?title=Securi… x_refsource_MISC
Date Public
2006-08-13 00:00
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