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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2006-6869

CVE-2006-6869

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in includes/search/search_mdforum.php in MAXdev MDForum 2.0.1 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled and register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the PNSVlang cookie to error.php, as demonstrated by injecting PHP sequences into an Apache HTTP Server log file, which is then included by error.php.

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Affected products

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  • Maxdev/Mdforum2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:maxdev:mdforum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:maxdev:mdforum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.0.1
    • (no CPE)range: <=2.0.1

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