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CVE-2006-2405
Directory traversal vulnerability in unb_lib/abbc.conf.php in Unclassified NewsBoard (UNB) 1.6.1 patch 1 and earlier, when…
Medium6.8EPSS 3.4%
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- mitre
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in unb_lib/abbc.conf.php in Unclassified NewsBoard (UNB) 1.6.1 patch 1 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences and a trailing null byte (%00) in the ABBC[Config][smileset] parameter to unb_lib/abbc.css.php.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.4% · top 11% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
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Affected products
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References (9)
- 20090 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/unb_161p1_incl_xpl.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 899 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 20060511 Unclassified NewsBoard <= 1.6.1 patch 1 ABBC[Config][smileset] arbitrary local inclusion (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- unclassified-abbcconf-file-include(26507) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 25494 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://newsboard.unclassified.de/forum/post/6499 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 17947 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2006-1782 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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