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CVE-2006-5733

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2006-11-06 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in error.php in PostNuke 0.763 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the PNSVlang (PNSV lang) cookie, as demonstrated by injecting PHP sequences into an Apache HTTP Server log file, which is then included by error.php.

Affected products

• Postnuke Software Foundation Postnuke: through 0.763; 0.762

References

• http://community.postnuke.com/Article2787.htm
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22983
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20897
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21218
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29992
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2707
• http://community.postnuke.com/Article2787.htm
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22983
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20897
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21218
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29992
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2707

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