CVE-2006-1323

WinHKI < 1.6 - Directory Traversal and Arbitrary File Write via Archive Extraction

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-1323. PoCs published by [email protected].

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a directory traversal vulnerability in an unspecified application when processing malformed archives. It references CVE-2006-1323 and notes potential for file overwrite or placement in the context of the user running the affected software.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in WinHKI 1.6 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a (1) RAR, (2) TAR, (3) ZIP, or (4) TAR.GZ archive with a file whose file name contains ".." sequences.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by [email protected] · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27450

The provided text describes a directory traversal vulnerability in an unspecified application when processing malformed archives. It references CVE-2006-1323 and notes potential for file overwrite or placement in the context of the user running the affected software.

Classification
Writeup 80%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Unspecified archive processing application
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to deliver malformed archive to the target application
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1010
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19296
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://hamid.ir/security/winhki.txt
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428433/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25335
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17153

Scores

EPSS 0.0241
EPSS Percentile 82.3%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
webtoolmaster_software/winhki < 1.6
Published Mar 20, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026