CVE-2006-5733 (GCVE-0-2006-5733)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2006-11-06 18:00
Modified
2024-08-07 20:04
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
7.54% (0.91311)
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in error.php in PostNuke 0.763 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the PNSVlang (PNSV lang) cookie, as demonstrated by injecting PHP sequences into an Apache HTTP Server log file, which is then included by error.php.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://community.postnuke.com/Article2787.htm
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/22983
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20897Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21218
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29992
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2707
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://community.postnuke.com/Article2787.htm
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/22983
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20897Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21218
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29992
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2707
Impacted products
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