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Status published
Medium
CVE-2006-5716
Directory traversal vulnerability in aff_news.php in FreeNews 2.1 allows remote...
Vulnerability Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in aff_news.php in FreeNews 2.1 allows remote attackers to include local files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the chemin parameter, when the aff_news parameter is not set to "1."
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450012/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20795
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1822
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450157/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450081/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29896
Affected Vendor
freenews
View all reports →Affected Software
freenews
Vulnerable Versions:
2.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 4th, 2006
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.