CVE-2006-5898 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in localization/languages.lib.php3 in PhpMyChat 0.14.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the ChatPath parameter.

Published: 2006-11-15

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:phpheaven:phpmychat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2006-5881	Directory traversal vulnerability in localization/languages.lib.php3 in PhpMyChat 0.14.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the ChatPath 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 0.00229.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1852
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450923/100/0/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30121

History

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Subscriptions

Phpheaven Phpmychat

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-11-15T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T20:04:55.956Z

Reserved: 2006-11-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-5898

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-11-15T15:07:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-5898

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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