CVE-2006-2398

GPhotos < 1.5 - Directory Traversal via Rep Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-2398. PoCs published by Morocco Security Team.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes an information-disclosure and cross-site scripting vulnerability in Gphotos due to improper input sanitization. It includes a basic example URL demonstrating the issue but lacks executable exploit code.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in GPhotos 1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the rep parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Morocco Security Team · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27867

The provided text describes an information-disclosure and cross-site scripting vulnerability in Gphotos due to improper input sanitization. It includes a basic example URL demonstrating the issue but lacks executable exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 80%
Attack Type
Xss | Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Gphotos (version unspecified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17967
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1806
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20095
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26428
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452025/100/200/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452099/100/200/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/25500
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433936/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/906

Scores

EPSS 0.0423
EPSS Percentile 89.7%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
gphotos/gphotos 1.4
gphotos/gphotos < 1.5
Published May 16, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026