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Vulnerability record · CVE-2006-4878 · published 19 September 2006

CVE-2006-4878: David bennett php-post vulnerability

David Bennett · Php Post

Directory traversal vulnerability in footer.php in David Bennett PHP-Post (PHPp) 1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to read and include arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the template parameter. NOTE: this was later reported to affect 1.0.1, and demonstrated for code execution by uploading and accessing an avatar file.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 6.0% · top 6.9%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
6.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
18References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in footer.php in David Bennett PHP-Post (PHPp) 1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to read and include arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the template parameter. NOTE: this was later reported to affect 1.0.1, and demonstrated for code execution by uploading and accessing an avatar file.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/22014
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1607
http://www.osvdb.org/28964
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446318/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20061
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20616
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3688
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29673
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2593
http://secunia.com/advisories/22014
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1607
http://www.osvdb.org/28964
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446318/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20061
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20616
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3688
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29673
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2593

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2006-4878), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.