CVE-2006-2405 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.4% (pctl 88)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in unb_lib/abbc.conf.php in Unclassified NewsBoard (UNB) 1.6.1 patch 1 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences and a trailing null byte (%00) in the ABBC[Config][smileset] parameter to unb_lib/abbc.css.php.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 3.37% — more likely to be exploited than 88% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-05-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| unclassified newsboard | unclassified newsboard |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Unclassified NewsBoard 1.6.1 patch 1 - Local File Inclusion | 2006-05-11 |
References
- http://newsboard.unclassified.de/forum/post/6499
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/unb_161p1_incl_xpl.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20090
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/899
- http://www.osvdb.org/25494
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433686/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17947
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1782
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26507
- http://newsboard.unclassified.de/forum/post/6499
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/unb_161p1_incl_xpl.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20090
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/899
- http://www.osvdb.org/25494
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433686/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17947
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1782
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26507
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