Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 6, 2006· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2006-5733

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.

Affected products

Phpnuke/Postnuke2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:postnuke_software_foundation:postnuke:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:postnuke_software_foundation:postnuke:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.763
- cpe:2.3:a:postnuke_software_foundation:postnuke:0.762:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/20897nvdExploit
community.postnuke.com/Article2787.htmnvd
secunia.com/advisories/22983nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/21218nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29992nvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2707nvd

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