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Vulnerability record · CVE-2006-2156 · published 3 May 2006

CVE-2006-2156: X7 group x7 chat vulnerability

XX7 Group · X7 Chat

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.

6.4 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 7.9% · top 5.5%
6.4CVSS 2.0 base score
7.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/19886 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/829
http://www.osvdb.org/25149
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/432716/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17777 Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1608
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26218
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1738
http://secunia.com/advisories/19886 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/829
http://www.osvdb.org/25149
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/432716/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17777 Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1608
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26218
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1738

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2006-2156), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.