CVE-2006-2693

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-05-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/admin_hacks_list.php in Nivisec Hacks List 1.20 and earlier for phpBB, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ".." in the phpEx parameter.

Affected products

Nivisec Hacks List: through 1.20

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/20359
http://www.nivisec.com/article.php?l=vi&ar=15
http://www.nukedx.com/?viewdoc=37
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435285/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18162
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2034
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26840
http://secunia.com/advisories/20359
http://www.nivisec.com/article.php?l=vi&ar=15
http://www.nukedx.com/?viewdoc=37
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435285/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18162

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