Directory traversal vulnerability in Redirect.bat in IBM Director before 5.10 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot…

published 2006-09-11 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-4669

cvss: 5.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 3.7%; EPSS 3.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

Directory traversal vulnerability in Redirect.bat in IBM Director before 5.10 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the file parameter.

Patch / fix

links 3

Timeline

2006-09-07 First public exploit (EDB-2320)
2006-09-11 Published

Exploit prediction

3.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-2320 IBM Director < 5.10 - 'Redirect.bat' Directory Traversal remote, 2006-09-07
securitytracker.com http://securitytracker.com/id?1016815 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/21802 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19898 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

securitytracker.com /id?1016815
vdb-entry, exploit, patch
secunia.com /advisories/21802
third-party-advisory, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/19898
vdb-entry, exploit, patch
exploit-db.com /exploits/2320
exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/28836
vdb-entry
vupen.com /english/advisories/2006/3532
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2006-4681
NVD CVE-2006-4681

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Summary