CVE-2006-5437

high

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in upgrade.php in phpAdsNew 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the phpAds_config[language] parameter. NOTE: this issue could not be reproduced by a third party

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29640

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449084/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448994/100/0/threaded

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-10-20

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

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

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: 0.00181

Detections

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