CVE-2006-2156 EXPLOIT
6.4
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.9% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.4 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 7.92% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-05-03 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| x7 group | x7 chat |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | X7 Chat 2.0 - 'help_file' Remote Command Execution | 2006-05-02 |
References
- 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
- 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
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