CVE-2006-1478
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.
Exploit likelihood
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 High
AV: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
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
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.
References
securityfocus.com/archive/1/428976/100/0/threaded
securityreason.com/securityalert/641
secunia.com/advisories/19428
turnkeywebtools.com/forum/showthread.php?p=10415
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25489
worlddefacers.de/Public/WD-TMPLH.txt
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1478
github.com/advisories/GHSA-63h5-7gwm-g5rx