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CVE-2006-1478

Directory traversal vulnerability in (1) initiate.php and (2) possibly other PHP scripts in...

7.5 High

Directory traversal vulnerability in (1) initiate.php and (2) possibly other PHP scripts in Turnkey Web Tools PHP Live Helper 1.8, and possibly later versions, allows remote authenticated users to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the language cookie, as demonstrated by uploading PHP code in a gl_session cookie to users.php, which causes the code to be stored in error.log, which is then included by initiate.php.

Exploit likelihood

1.98%Up 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Directory traversal vulnerability in (1) initiate.php and (2) possibly other PHP scripts in Turnkey Web Tools PHP Live Helper 1.8, and possibly later versions, allows remote authenticated users to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the language cookie, as demonstrated by uploading PHP code in a gl_session cookie to users.php, which causes the code to be stored in error.log, which is then included by initiate.php.

Record
CVE-2006-1478
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in (1) initiate.php and (2) possibly other PHP scripts in Turnkey Web Tools PHP Live Helper 1.8, and possibly later versions, allows remote authenticated users to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the language cookie, as demonstrated by uploading PHP code in a gl_session cookie to users.php, which causes the code to be stored in error.log, which is then included by initiate.php.

Record
CVE-2006-1478
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-1482 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in (1) initiate.php and (2) possibly other PHP scripts in Turnkey Web Tools PHP Live Helper 1.8, and possibly later versions, allows remote authenticated users to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the language cookie, as demonstrated by uploading PHP code in a gl_session cookie to users.php, which causes the code to be stored in error.log, which is then included by initiate.php.

Record
EUVD-2006-1482
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-63h5-7gwm-g5rx No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in (1) initiate.php and (2) possibly other PHP scripts in...

Directory traversal vulnerability in (1) initiate.php and (2) possibly other PHP scripts in Turnkey Web Tools PHP Live Helper 1.8, and possibly later versions, allows remote authenticated users to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the language cookie, as demonstrated by uploading PHP code in a gl_session cookie to users.php, which causes the code to be stored in error.log, which is then included by initiate.php.

Record
GHSA-63h5-7gwm-g5rx
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
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In short

CVE-2006-1478 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Turnkey Web Tools Php Live Helper, published March 29, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.98%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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