CVE-2006-5205
published 2006-10-10CVE-2006-5205: Directory traversal vulnerability in Invision Gallery 2.0.7 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the dir parameter in…
PriorityP427medium5CVSS 2.0
AVNACLAuNCPINAN
EXPLOIT
EPSS
2.73%
84.2th percentile
Directory traversal vulnerability in Invision Gallery 2.0.7 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the dir parameter in (1) index.php and (2) forum/index.php, when the viewimage command in the gallery module is used.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| invision_power_services | invision_gallery | — | — |
| invision_power_services | invision_gallery | — | — |
| invision_power_services | invision_gallery | — | — |
| invision_power_services | invision_gallery | — | — |
| invision_power_services | invision_gallery | — | — |
| invision_power_services | invision_gallery | — | — |
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VulDB
Invision Power Services Invision Gallery 2.0.7 index.php dir path traversal (EDB-2473 / XFDB-29334)
vuldb·2026-04-24·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2006-5205 [MEDIUM] Invision Power Services Invision Gallery 2.0.7 index.php dir path traversal (EDB-2473 / XFDB-29334)
A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Invision Power Services Invision Gallery 2.0.7. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file index.php. Such manipulation of the argument dir leads to path traversal.
This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2006-5205. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available.
GHSA
GHSA-rfx4-v9xq-8cgh: Directory traversal vulnerability in Invision Gallery 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-01
CVE-2006-5205 [MEDIUM] GHSA-rfx4-v9xq-8cgh: Directory traversal vulnerability in Invision Gallery 2
Directory traversal vulnerability in Invision Gallery 2.0.7 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the dir parameter in (1) index.php and (2) forum/index.php, when the viewimage command in the gallery module is used.
No detection rules found.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
http://secunia.com/advisories/22400http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20328https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29334https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2473http://secunia.com/advisories/22400http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20328https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29334https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2473
2006-10-10
Published