CVE-2006-5731 EXPLOIT
6.4
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.4% (pctl 84)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in classes/index.php in Lithium CMS 4.04c and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the siteconf[curl] parameter, as demonstrated by a POST to news/comment.php containing PHP code, which is stored under db/comments/news/ and included by classes/index.php.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.4 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 2.44% — more likely to be exploited than 84% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-11-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| lithium cms | lithium cms |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Lithium CMS 4.04c - '/classes/index.php' Local File Inclusion | 2006-11-02 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22593
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20871
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4361
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29966
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2702
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22593
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20871
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4361
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29966
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2702
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