# CVE-2006-2156: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can include arbitrary files via directory traversal in X7 Chat, potentially leading to data disclosure or code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 May 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j33x-h3g2-cj67

## What is CVE-2006-2156?

CVE-2006-2156 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 May 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2156?

It affects 1 product.


Products: X7 Group X7 Chat.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-2156?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2156 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-2156 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-2156 exists.

Public exploit code:

- X7 Chat 2.0 - 'help_file' Remote Command Execution (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-6964](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6964/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2008-4718](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4718/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-3851](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3851/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2012-6047](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6047/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2008-0278](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0278/): SQL injection in n/a (medium 6.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-2156 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-2156 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 May 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-2156 exists.

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-2006-2156/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2156/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2156
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2156
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-2156

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2156/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.