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CVE-2006-6869

Published: Jan 4, 2007Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other

9.3CVSSCRITICAL

No Fix Available

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in includes/search/search_mdforum.php in MAXdev MDForum 2.0.1 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled and register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the PNSVlang cookie to error.php, as demonstrated by injecting PHP sequences into an Apache HTTP Server log file, which is then included by error.php.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:MAccess Complexity

Medium

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:CConfidentiality

Complete

I:CIntegrity

Complete

A:CAvailability

Complete

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Weaknesses

Affected Products

On-prem

Web & CMS Plugins / forum-wiki

maxdev Web & CMS Pluginsaka mdforum, md-pro, mdpro

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21837

securityfocus.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0017

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31215

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

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Timeline

Published

Jan 4, 2007

Last Updated

Apr 23, 2026

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