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CVE-2006-2693
Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/admin_hacks_list.php in Nivisec Hacks List 1.20 and earlier for phpBB, when register_globals is…
High7.1EPSS 2.2%
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- Updated
- Reserved
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.1 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.2% · top 17% 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: High 7.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- 20060528 Advisory: phpBB 2.x (admin/admin_hacks_list.php) Local InclusionVulnerability. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- nivisechackslist-phpex-file-include(26840) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- ADV-2006-2034 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20359 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.nukedx.com/?viewdoc=37 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.nivisec.com/article.php?l=vi&ar=15 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 18162 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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