CVE-2006-2770
Directory traversal vulnerability in randompic.php in pppBLOG 0.3.8 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..
Does this matter?
2 public exploits are published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 3.5%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in randompic.php in pppBLOG 0.3.8 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in an index of the "file" array parameter, as demonstrated by file[0].
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.4 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.48% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 31 May 2006
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- pppblog/pppblog
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/pppblog_038_xpl.htmlExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20375Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1015
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016198
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435406/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18189Exploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2085
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26969
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/pppblog_038_xpl.htmlExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20375Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1015
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016198
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435406/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18189Exploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2085
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26969
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.