CVE-2006-6598

TorrentFlux < 2.2 and torrentflux-b4rt < 2.1-b4rt-972 - Authenticated Directory Traversal via Path Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-6598. PoCs published by r0ut3r.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a local file inclusion vulnerability in TorrentFlux 2.2 via the 'alias' parameter in downloaddetails.php to expose database credentials stored in config.php. It requires authentication and uses a valid session cookie to access sensitive information.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in viewnfo.php in (1) TorrentFlux before 2.2 and (2) torrentflux-b4rt before 2.1-b4rt-972 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in the path parameter, a different vector than CVE-2006-6328.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by r0ut3r · perlwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2902

This exploit leverages a local file inclusion vulnerability in TorrentFlux 2.2 via the 'alias' parameter in downloaddetails.php to expose database credentials stored in config.php. It requires authentication and uses a valid session cookie to access sensitive information.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: TorrentFlux 2.2
Auth required
Prerequisites: Valid TorrentFlux user credentials · Network access to the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21613
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/23402
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2902

Scores

EPSS 0.0243
EPSS Percentile 82.1%

Details

Status published
Products (27)
torrentflux/torrentflux < 2.2
torrentflux/torrentflux-b4rt 2.1_b4rt3
torrentflux/torrentflux-b4rt 2.1_b4rt4
torrentflux/torrentflux-b4rt 2.1_b4rt5
torrentflux/torrentflux-b4rt 2.1_b4rt6
torrentflux/torrentflux-b4rt 2.1_b4rt7
torrentflux/torrentflux-b4rt 2.1_b4rt8
torrentflux/torrentflux-b4rt 2.1_b4rt9
torrentflux/torrentflux-b4rt 2.1_b4rt61
torrentflux/torrentflux-b4rt 2.1_b4rt81
... and 17 more
Published Dec 15, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026