CVE-2006-2516

critical

Description

mainfile.php in XOOPS 2.0.13.2 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to overwrite variables such as $xoopsOption['nocommon'] and conduct directory traversal attacks or include PHP files via (1) xoopsConfig[language] to misc.php or (2) xoopsConfig[theme_set] to index.php, as demonstrated by injecting PHP sequences into a log file.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1811

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1895

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434698/100/0/threaded

http://www.osvdb.org/25683

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/934

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-05-22

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: Critical