Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/admin_hacks_list.php in Nivisec Hacks List 1.20 and earlier for phpBB, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ".." in the phpEx parameter
Published May 31, 2006
7.1
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.21%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/admin_hacks_list.php in Nivisec Hacks List 1.20 and earlier for phpBB, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ".." in the phpEx parameter.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.20
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.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.21% (0.02211) | 81.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.17% (0.02170) | 79.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.11% (0.01106) | 76.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.40% (0.05397) | 93.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.64% (0.01637) | 88.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 1.05% (0.01054) | 84.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 27, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01054) | 82.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 12, 2023 | 1.23% (0.01229) | 83.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 1.50% (0.01498) | 84.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.38% (0.01383) | 84.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20359 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.nivisec.com/article.php?l=vi&ar=15 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.nukedx.com/?viewdoc=37 x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435285/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18162 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2034 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26840 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/20359 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.nivisec.com/article.php?l=vi&ar=15 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.nukedx.com/?viewdoc=37 | x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435285/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18162 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2034 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26840 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.