CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-2693

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A directory traversal vulnerability in admin/admin_hacks_list.php in Nivisec Hacks List 1.20 and earlier for phpBB, with register_globals enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a '..' sequence in the phpEx parameter.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can read sensitive system files, such as database configuration or passwords, leading to confidentiality breach and potential privilege escalation.

Recommendation

Immediately update Nivisec Hacks List to the latest version or disable register_globals in PHP configuration, and implement path filtering in the code.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/admin_hacks_list.php in Nivisec Hacks List 1.20 and earlier for phpBB, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ".." in the phpEx parameter.

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