CVE-2006-2770 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in randompic.php in pppBLOG 0.3.8 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in an index of the "file" array parameter, as demonstrated by file[0].

Published: 2006-06-02

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: 3.5% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:pppblog:pppblog:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0348.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://retrogod.altervista.org/pppblog_038_xpl.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/20375
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1015
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016198
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435406/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18189
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2085
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26969

History

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Subscriptions

Pppblog Pppblog

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-06-02T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T17:58:52.152Z

Reserved: 2006-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-2770

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-06-02T10:18:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:25:43.033

Link: CVE-2006-2770

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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