CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-1800

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A directory traversal vulnerability in posts.php of SimpleBBS 1.0.6 through 1.1 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary files via ".." sequences in the language cookie. The attack can be performed by injecting code into the gl_session cookie of users.php, which is stored in error.log.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves potential remote code execution on the server, leading to full system compromise, data theft, or application takeover.

Recommendation

Immediately upgrade SimpleBBS to the latest available version that fixes this vulnerability, and implement input validation for cookies and path parameters.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Directory traversal vulnerability in posts.php in SimpleBBS 1.0.6 through 1.1 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary files via ".." sequences in the language cookie, as demonstrated by by injecting the code into the gl_session cookie of users.php, which is stored in error.log.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS