CVE-2006-2156 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in help/index.php in X7 Chat 2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in the help_file parameter.

Published: 2006-05-03

Score: 6.4 Medium

EPSS: 13.7% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:x7_group:x7_chat:1.3.2b:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:x7_group:x7_chat:1.3.3b:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:x7_group:x7_chat:1.3.4b:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:x7_group:x7_chat:1.3.5b:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:x7_group:x7_chat:1.3.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:x7_group:x7_chat:2.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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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 Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.13669.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/19886
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/829
http://www.osvdb.org/25149
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/432716/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17777
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1608
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26218
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1738

History

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Subscriptions

X7 Group X7 Chat

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-05-03T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T17:43:27.602Z

Reserved: 2006-05-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-2156

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-05-03T10:02:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-2156

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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