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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.0

CVE-2006-5031 json

CakePHP directory traversal vulnerability allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files

published 2006-09-27 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-rw73-xmpv-j5x2 , EUVD-2022-5242

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.7%
EPSS 7.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in app/webroot/js/vendors.php in Cake Software Foundation CakePHP before 1.1.8.3544 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter, followed by a filename ending with "%00" and a .js filename.

Patch / fix

  • packagist cakephp/cakephp 1.1.8.3544
  • cakephp Debian 11 1.1.13.4450-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5031

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-28645)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

7.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-28645 CakePHP 1.1.7.3363 - 'Vendors.php' Directory Traversal webapps, 2006-09-22
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20150 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • gulftech.org http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00114-09212006 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
packagist cakephp/cakephp
>=1.0.1.2708, <1.1.8.3544
1.1.8.3544

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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