CVE-2006-1963

high

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in main.php in PCPIN Chat 5.0.4 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to include and execute arbitrary PHP code via a ".." (dot dot) in a language cookie, as demonstrated by uploading then accessing a smiliefile image that actually contains PHP code.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25962

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1441

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436029/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431390/100/0/threaded

http://securitytracker.com/id?1015968

http://secunia.com/advisories/19708

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-04-21

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00976