CVE-2006-5115

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-10-03 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in kgcall.php in KGB 1.87 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the engine parameter, as demonstrated by uploading a file containing PHP code with an image/jpeg content type, and then referencing this file through the engine parameter.

Affected products

Kgb: 1.87

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/22152
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20258
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3844
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29235
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2447
http://secunia.com/advisories/22152
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20258
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3844
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29235
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2447

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