CVE-2006-6254

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-12-04 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

administration/telecharger.php in Cahier de texte 2.0 allows remote attackers to obtain unparsed content (source code) of files via the chemin parameter, as demonstrated using directory traversal sequences to obtain the MySQL username and password from conn_cahier_de_texte.php. NOTE: it is not clear whether the scope of this issue extends above the web document root, and whether directory traversal is the primary vulnerability.

Affected products

Cahier De Textes: through 2.2; 2.0

References

http://acid-root.new.fr/poc/15061124.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/23122
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1961
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452600/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21283
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4701
http://acid-root.new.fr/poc/15061124.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/23122
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1961
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452600/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21283
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4701

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