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CVE-2006-6869

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2006-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in includes/search/search_mdforum.php in MAXdev MDForum 2.0.1 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled and register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the PNSVlang cookie to error.php, as demonstrated by injecting PHP sequences into an Apache HTTP Server log file, which is then included by error.php.

Affected products

• Maxdev Mdforum: through 2.0.1

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21837
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0017
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31215
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3057
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21837
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0017
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31215
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3057

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