# CVE-2006-1819: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can exploit a directory traversal flaw in phpWebSite to include arbitrary local files and execute PHP code.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Apr 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-854q-hrj6-hq2f

## What is CVE-2006-1819?

CVE-2006-1819 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Apr 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the loadConfig function in index.php in phpWebSite 0.10.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to include arbitrary local files and execute arbitrary PHP code via the hub_dir parameter, as demonstrated by including access_log.  NOTE: in some cases, arbitrary remote file inclusion could be performed under PHP 5 using an SMB share argument such as "\\systemname\sharename".

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1819?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpwebsite Phpwebsite.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-1819?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1819 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-1819 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1819 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2003-0738](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0738/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2006-5234](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5234/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2005-4792](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4792/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-1330](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1330/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-0973](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0973/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-1819 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-1819 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Apr 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1819 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1819/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1819/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-1819
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1819
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-1819

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1819/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.