Directory traversal vulnerability in include/common.php in PunBB before 1.2.14 allows remote authenticated users to include and execute…

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in include/common.php in PunBB before 1.2.14 allows remote authenticated users to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the language parameter, related to register.php storing a language value in the users table.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

14.4% · top 3.4% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (8)

• 1017131 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 1824 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
• 30132 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• 20061030 Punbb <= 1.2.13 Multiple Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• ADV-2006-4256 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://www.wargan.org/index.php/2006/10/29/4-punbb-1213-multiple-vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 22622 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www.punbb.org/changelogs/1.2.13_to_1.2.14.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2006-5735](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2006-5735.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2006-5735)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 20:04 UTC.