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CVE-2006-1243

Published: Mar 15, 2006Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
9.5%
Top 5.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in install05.php in Simple PHP Blog (SPB) 0.4.7.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences and a NUL (%00) character in the blog_language parameter, as demonstrated by injecting PHP sequences into an Apache access_log file, which is then included using install05.php.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

simple php blogalexander palmo
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
n/an/a
alexander palmoindividual-devWeb & CMS Pluginsaka simple php blog

Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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References

http://secunia.com/advisories/19270
secunia.com
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=564904
sourceforge.net
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-November/001138.html
attrition.org
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Timeline

Published
Mar 15, 2006
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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