CVE-2006-5031 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.5% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in app/webroot/js/vendors.php in Cake Software Foundation CakePHP before 1.1.8.3544 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter, followed by a filename ending with "%00" and a .js filename.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 7.53% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-09-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cakephp | cakephp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | CakePHP 1.1.7.3363 - 'Vendors.php' Directory Traversal | 2006-09-22 |
References
- http://cakeforge.org/frs/shownotes.php?release_id=134
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22040
- http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00114-09212006
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20150
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29115
- http://cakeforge.org/frs/shownotes.php?release_id=134
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22040
- http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00114-09212006
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20150
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29115
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