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CVE-2006-2156

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.4 EPSS 7.92% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-05-03 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.4. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References
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CVE
CVE-2006-2156
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.4
EPSS
7.92%

Original NVD Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in help/index.php in X7 Chat 2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in the help_file parameter.