CVE-2006-2405

high

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26507

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1782

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433686/100/0/threaded

http://www.osvdb.org/25494

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/899

http://newsboard.unclassified.de/forum/post/6499

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-05-16

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.03366