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Directory traversal vulnerability in main.php in PCPIN Chat 5.0.4 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to include and execute arbitrary PHP code via a ".." (dot dot) in a language cookie, as demonstrated by uploading then accessing a smiliefile image that actually contains PHP code

Published Apr 21, 2006

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in main.php in PCPIN Chat 5.0.4 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to include and execute arbitrary PHP code via a ".." (dot dot) in a language cookie, as demonstrated by uploading then accessing a smiliefile image that actually contains PHP code.

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Remediation

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 21, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 21, 2006
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a