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CVE-2006-5733

Directory traversal vulnerability in error.php in PostNuke 0.763 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the PNSVlang (PNSV lang) cookie, as demonstrated by injecting PHP sequences into an Apache HTTP Server log file, which is then included by error.php.

Published

2006-11-06T18:07:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	postnuke_software_foundation	postnuke	≤ 0.763	Yes
Application	postnuke_software_foundation	postnuke	0.762	Yes

References

http://community.postnuke.com/Article2787.htm ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/22983 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20897 Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21218 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29992 ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2707 ([email protected])
http://community.postnuke.com/Article2787.htm (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/22983 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20897 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21218 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29992 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2707 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)