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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.0

CVE-2006-4140 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in IPCheck Server Monitor before 5.3.3.639/640 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via modifi…

published 2006-08-14 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-4130

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.4%
EPSS 4.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in IPCheck Server Monitor before 5.3.3.639/640 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via modified .. (dot dot) sequences in the URL, including (1) "..%2f" (encoded "/" slash), "..../" (multiple dot), and "..%255c../" (double-encoded "\" backslash).

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-28374)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

4.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-28374 IPCheck Server Monitor 5.x - Directory Traversal remote, 2006-08-10
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/21468 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19473 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securitytracker.com http://securitytracker.com/id?1016676 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

References

Sources

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