# CVE-2006-5205: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in the gallery module's viewimage command.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/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:** 9 Oct 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rfx4-v9xq-8cgh

## What is CVE-2006-5205?

CVE-2006-5205 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Oct 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5205?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Invision Power Services Invision Gallery.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-5205?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5205 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-5205 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-5205 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Invision Gallery 2.0.7 - 'readfile()' / SQL Injection (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-0421](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0421/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-6370](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6370/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-5206](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5206/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2005-3395](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3395/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2005-1948](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1948/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-5205 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-5205 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Oct 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-2006-5205 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-2006-5205/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5205/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-5205
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5205
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-5205

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5205/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.