Directory traversal vulnerability in action.php in phpXplorer allows remote attackers to…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in action.php in phpXplorer allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ".." (dot dot) sequences and null bytes in the sAction parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-0244. NOTE: if the functionality of phpXplorer supports the upload of PHP files, then this issue would not cross privilege boundaries and would not be a vulnerability.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:phpxplorer:phpxplorer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Phpxplorer |
- cpe:2.3:a:phpxplorer:phpxplorer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Phpxplorer
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-0434
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qqvf-34wx-m9pm
References
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More Phpxplorer vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-00235 Directory traversal vulnerability in workspaces.php in phpXplorer 0.9.33 allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2005-04045 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpXplorer 0.9.12 and earlier allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2006-0434 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-0434 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qqvf-34wx-m9pm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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