CVE-2006-5205

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 11.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-10-10 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Invision Gallery 2.0.7 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the dir parameter in (1) index.php and (2) forum/index.php, when the viewimage command in the gallery module is used.

Affected products

Invision Power Services Invision Gallery: 1.0.1, 1.3, 1.3.1, 2.0.3, 2.0.6, 2.0.7

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/22400
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20328
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29334
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2473
http://secunia.com/advisories/22400
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20328
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29334
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2473

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