CVE-2006-3972 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in Scott Weedon Ajax Chat, specifically within the includes/operator_chattranscript.php component. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server by manipulating the 'chatid' parameter with dot-dot-slash sequences. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to a potential impact of information disclosure. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild and it's not on the CISA KEV catalog, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:scott_weedon:ajax_chat:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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