Vulnerability CVE-2006-5733
Published: 2006-11-06   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
Directory traversal vulnerability in error.php in PostNuke 0.763 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the PNSVlang (PNSV lang) cookie, as demonstrated by injecting PHP sequences into an Apache HTTP Server log file, which is then included by error.php.

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.5/10
6.4/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Postnuke software foundation -> Postnuke 

 References:
http://community.postnuke.com/Article2787.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20897
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21218
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29992
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2707
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