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CVE-2006-2839

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.4 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2006-06-06 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in PG Problem Editor module (PGProblemEditor.pm) in WeBWorK Online Homework Delivery System 2.2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to read and write files outside of the templates directory.

Affected products

• Webwork: through 2.2.0

References

• http://devel.webwork.rochester.edu/twiki/bin/view/Webwork/WeBWorKRelease2pt2pt1
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20405
• http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=10201693&forum_id=43257
• http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=421453
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2086
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26975
• http://devel.webwork.rochester.edu/twiki/bin/view/Webwork/WeBWorKRelease2pt2pt1
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20405
• http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=10201693&forum_id=43257
• http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=421453
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2086
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26975

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