CVE-2006-2156

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Published May 3, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 6.4 Medium EPSS 8.1% KEV · Not listed

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.

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

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n/a

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 solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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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: 8.1% (8.106% probability within 30 days)

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

No history.

Subscriptions

X7 Group X7 Chat

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 5:43 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 3, 2006, 10:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 5:43 PM
Reserved: May 3, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:24 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 3, 2006, 10:02 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:24 PM

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