CVE-2006-2693

high

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26840

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2034

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18162

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435285/100/0/threaded

http://www.nivisec.com/article.php?l=vi&ar=15

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-05-31

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.1

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

Severity: High

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