MEDIUM
Directory traversal vulnerability in help/index.php in X7 Chat 2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via .
Published May 3, 2006
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.92%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in help/index.php in X7 Chat 2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in the help_file parameter.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.4 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
7.92% 0.07922
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.07922
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.92% (0.07922) | 94.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.92% (0.07922) | 93.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 13.67% (0.13669) | 93.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 17.41% (0.17407) | 91.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 13.67% (0.13669) | 93.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.43% (0.01434) | 87.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 7, 2023 | 1.43% (0.01434) | 84.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 29, 2023 | 1.24% (0.01238) | 83.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 14, 2023 | 1.33% (0.01328) | 83.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.48% (0.01483) | 84.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.20% (0.07197) | 92.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.20% (0.07197) | 91.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.20% (0.07197) | 80.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19886 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/829 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.osvdb.org/25149 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/432716/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17777 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1608 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26218 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1738 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19886 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/829 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/25149 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/432716/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17777 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1608 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26218 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1738 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 3, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 3, 2006
Link CVE-2006-2156
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a