CVE-2006-5716

Freenews - Path Traversal

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in aff_news.php in FreeNews 2.1 allows remote attackers to include local files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the chemin parameter, when the aff_news parameter is not set to "1."

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by MoHaNdKo · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28875

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450012/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20795
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1822
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450157/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450081/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29896

Scores

EPSS 0.0521
EPSS Percentile 90.0%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
freenews/freenews 2.1
Published Nov 04, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026