CVE-2006-5437

N/A Unknown
Published: October 20, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in upgrade.php in phpAdsNew 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the phpAds_config[language] parameter. NOTE: this issue could not be reproduced by a third party

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448994/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449084/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29640
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448994/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449084/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29640
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

phpadsnew