CVE-2006-5733 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in PostNuke 0.763 and earlier, specifically within the error.php component. Attackers can exploit this by manipulating the PNSVlang cookie with dot-dot sequences to include and execute arbitrary local files, such as injecting PHP code into Apache log files. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity with low attack complexity, allowing for potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-2707) confirms the existence of remote code execution exploits, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.763CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postnuke_software_foundation:postnuke:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.762CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:postnuke_software_foundation:postnuke:0.762:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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