CVE-2006-5115

critical

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in kgcall.php in KGB 1.87 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the engine parameter, as demonstrated by uploading a file containing PHP code with an image/jpeg content type, and then referencing this file through the engine parameter.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2447

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29235

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3844

http://secunia.com/advisories/22152

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-10-03

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.1

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

Severity: Medium

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: 0.02399