CVE-2006-5031

CakePHP directory traversal vulnerability allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files

5.0 MediumPublic exploitFix available

Directory traversal vulnerability in app/webroot/js/vendors.php in Cake Software Foundation CakePHP before 1.1.8.3544 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter, followed by a filename ending with "%00" and a .js filename.

Exploit likelihood

7.67%Up 3.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Record: CVE-2006-5031
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2006-5031
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-5242 No score

Record: EUVD-2022-5242
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rw73-xmpv-j5x2 No score

CakePHP directory traversal vulnerability allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files

Directory traversal vulnerability in app/webroot/js/vendors.php in Cake Software Foundation CakePHP before 1.1.8.3544 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter, followed by a filename ending with %00 and a .js filename.

Record: GHSA-rw73-xmpv-j5x2
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2006-5031
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2006-5031 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5031
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-rw73-xmpv-j5x2 No score

CakePHP directory traversal vulnerability allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files

Record: GHSA-rw73-xmpv-j5x2
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

cakephp

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`cakephp/cakephp` Packagist	1.0.1.2708 up to 1.1.8.3544	1.1.8.3544
`cakephp` Debian:11	before 1.1.13.4450-1	1.1.13.4450-1

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	CakePHP 1.1.7.3363 - 'Vendors.php' Directory Traversal	2006-09-22

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-5031 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Cakephp, published September 27, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.67%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in cakephp/cakephp 1.1.8.3544.