Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2006· Updated Apr 23, 2026

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.

Affected products

Maxdev/Mdforum
cpe:2.3:a:maxdev:mdforum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=2.0.1

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/21837nvdExploit
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0017nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31215nvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3057nvd

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