CVE-2006-2693

HIGH 7.1CVE-2006-2693 · Published 31/05/2006 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2006-2693 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.1) vulnerability affecting hacks list (nivisec).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.2%, higher than 82.7% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
hacks list nivisec	`≤ 1.20`	No fix yet

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.

References

secunia.com/advisories/20359 · Exploit
nivisec.com/article.php
nukedx.com · Exploit
securityfocus.com/archive/1/435285/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com/bid/18162
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2034
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26840

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