CVE-2006-4913

critical

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in chat/getStartOptions.php in AlstraSoft E-friends 4.85 allows remote attackers to include arbitrary local files and possibly execute arbitrary code via a .. (dot dot) sequence and trailing null (%00) byte in the lang parameter, as demonstrated by injecting PHP code into a log file.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2389

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29006

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3684

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20088

http://secunia.com/advisories/21961

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-09-21

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.04958