THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2006-1243
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2006-1243

Simple Php Blog vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
9.5%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
Directory traversal vulnerability in install05.php in Simple PHP Blog (SPB) 0.4.7.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences and a NUL (%00) character in the blog_language parameter, as demonstrated by injecting PHP sequences into an Apache access_log file, which is then included using install05.php.
Affected vendor
Alexander Palmo
Affected product
Simple Php Blog
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published
2006-03-15

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 9.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2006-1243

  • Confirm whether Alexander Palmo Simple Php Blog is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2006-1243.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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