CVE-2007-2252

Exponent CMS 0.96.6 Alpha - Directory Traversal via iconspopup.php icodir Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-2252. PoCs published by Hamid Ebadi.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a directory traversal vulnerability in Exponent CMS, allowing attackers to access sensitive files via the 'icodir' parameter in 'iconspopup.php'. No actual exploit code is present, only a description and example URL.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in iconspopup.php in Exponent CMS 0.96.6 Alpha and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a .. (dot dot) in the icodir parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Hamid Ebadi · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29872

The provided text describes a directory traversal vulnerability in Exponent CMS, allowing attackers to access sensitive files via the 'icodir' parameter in 'iconspopup.php'. No actual exploit code is present, only a description and example URL.

Classification
Writeup 80%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Exponent CMS
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable endpoint
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33936
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23574
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24934
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/35051

Scores

EPSS 0.0276
EPSS Percentile 84.3%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
exponent/exponent_cms 0.96.5_rc1
exponent/exponent_cms 0.96.6_alpha
Published Apr 25, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026