MEDIUM
Directory traversal vulnerability in localization/languages.lib.php3 in PhpMyChat 0.14.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .
Published Nov 15, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.62%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in localization/languages.lib.php3 in PhpMyChat 0.14.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the ChatPath parameter.
Affected products
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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.62% 0.01615
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01615
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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.62% (0.01615) | 75.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.55% (0.01554) | 71.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00181) | 37.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00429) | 75.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 9, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00429) | 74.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.39% (0.00385) | 72.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 19, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00385) | 69.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 12, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00363) | 68.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 5, 2023 | 0.42% (0.00419) | 70.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 28, 2023 | 0.43% (0.00425) | 70.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 19, 2023 | 0.41% (0.00408) | 69.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 12, 2023 | 0.35% (0.00347) | 67.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.33% (0.00330) | 66.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1852 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450923/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30121 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1852 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450923/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30121 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 15, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 15, 2006
Link CVE-2006-5898
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a