CVE-2006-3972 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in includes/operator_chattranscript.php in Scott Weedon Ajax Chat, possibly 0.1, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the chatid parameter.

Published: 2006-08-02

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 5.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:scott_weedon:ajax_chat:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-3965	Directory traversal vulnerability in includes/operator_chattranscript.php in Scott Weedon Ajax Chat, possibly 0.1, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the chatid parameter.

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 None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.05018.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-07/0716.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/21286
http://www.osvdb.org/27642
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19238
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3064
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28085

History

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Subscriptions

Scott Weedon Ajax Chat

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-08-02T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T18:48:39.405Z

Reserved: 2006-08-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-3972

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-08-02T16:04:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2006-3972

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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