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Fencer Vulns
high 7.1

CVE-2006-2693 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/admin_hacks_list.php in Nivisec Hacks List 1.20 and earlier for phpBB, when register_globals is…

published 2006-05-31 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-2692

cvss
7.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.2%
EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/admin_hacks_list.php in Nivisec Hacks List 1.20 and earlier for phpBB, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ".." in the phpEx parameter.

Exploit prediction

2.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/20359 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • nukedx.com http://www.nukedx.com/?viewdoc=37 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.1 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

References

Sources

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