Directory traversal vulnerability in bb_lib/abbc.css.php in Unclassified NewsBoard (UNB)…
Priority LOW 18Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in bb_lib/abbc.css.php in Unclassified NewsBoard (UNB) 1.5.3-d and possibly earlier versions, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences and a trailing null byte (%00) in the design_path parameter. NOTE: this is closely related, but a different vulnerability than the ABBC[Config][smileset] parameter.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02304 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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:unclassified_newsboard:unclassified_newsboard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.5.3d | Vulnerable | Unclassified Newsboard |
- cpe:2.3:a:unclassified_newsboard:unclassified_newsboard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.5.3d Vulnerable ·Unclassified Newsboard
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-2406
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xm49-9j84-42h2
References
More Unclassified Newsboard vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-02341 Directory traversal vulnerability in unb_lib/abbc.conf.php in Unclassified NewsBoard… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2007-01538 Unclassified NewsBoard 1.6.3 stores sensitive information under the web root with… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2005-02703 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Unclassified NewsBoard 1.5.3 allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2006-2406 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-2406 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xm49-9j84-42h2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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