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CVE-2006-4759 Details

Description

PunBB 1.2.12 does not properly handle an avatar directory pathname ending in %00, which allows remote authenticated administrative users to upload arbitrary files and execute code, as demonstrated by a query to admin_options.php with an avatars_dir parameter ending in %00. NOTE: this issue was originally disputed by the vendor, but the dispute was withdrawn on 20060926.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=13255	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28884	CVE
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-September/001041.html	CVE
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-September/001052.html	CVE
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-September/001055.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445788/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446420/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.security.nnov.ru/Odocument221.html	CVE	Exploit
http://forums.punbb.org/viewtopic.php?id=13255	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28884	[email protected]
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-September/001041.html	[email protected]
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-September/001052.html	[email protected]
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-September/001055.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445788/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446420/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.security.nnov.ru/Odocument221.html	[email protected]	Exploit

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
punbb punbb	1.2.12
CPE cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.2.12:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 16, 2026		[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 17, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 20, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 15, 2006	Initial Analysis	[email protected]