CVE-2006-1821

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Published Apr 18, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 6.4 Medium EPSS 3.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in ModX 0.9.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence and trailing NULL (%00) byte in the id parameter.

Affected Products

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:modxcms:modxcms:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-1821	Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in ModX 0.9.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence and trailing NULL (%00) byte in the id parameter.

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: 3.0% (2.965% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/19645
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015940
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431010/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17533
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1383
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25895

History

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Subscriptions

Modxcms Modxcms

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 5:27 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 18, 2006, 10:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 5:27 PM
Reserved: Apr 17, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:23 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 18, 2006, 10:02 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:23 PM

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