CVE-2006-5733 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3% (pctl 87)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in error.php in PostNuke 0.763 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the PNSVlang (PNSV lang) cookie, as demonstrated by injecting PHP sequences into an Apache HTTP Server log file, which is then included by error.php.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 3.01% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-11-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| postnuke software foundation | postnuke |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PostNuke 0.763 - 'PNSV lang' Remote Code Execution | 2006-11-03 |
References
- http://community.postnuke.com/Article2787.htm
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22983
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20897
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21218
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29992
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2707
- http://community.postnuke.com/Article2787.htm
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22983
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20897
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21218
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29992
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2707
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