Directory traversal vulnerability in ELOG before 2.6.1 allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files outside of the elog directory via "
Directory traversal vulnerability in ELOG before 2.6.1 allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files outside of the elog directory via "../" (dot dot) sequences in the URL.
- Published
- Jan 20, 2006
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.0% · 80th percentile
- CWE
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Report tools
Action score
21
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.0%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| stefan ritt | elog web logbook | cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- stefan ritt elog web logbook2.0.0
- stefan ritt elog web logbook2.0.1
- stefan ritt elog web logbook2.0.2
- stefan ritt elog web logbook2.0.3
- stefan ritt elog web logbook2.0.4
- stefan ritt elog web logbook2.0.5
- stefan ritt elog web logbook2.1.0
- stefan ritt elog web logbook2.1.1
- stefan ritt elog web logbook2.1.2
- stefan ritt elog web logbook2.1.3
- stefan ritt elog web logbook2.2.0
- stefan ritt elog web logbook2.2.1
- stefan ritt elog web logbook2.2.2
- stefan ritt elog web logbook2.2.3
- stefan ritt elog web logbook2.2.4
- stefan ritt elog web logbook2.4
- stefan ritt elog web logbook2.5
- stefan ritt elog web logbook2.5.6
- stefan ritt elog web logbook2.5.7
- stefan ritt elog web logbook2.6.0
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:3.1 | elog | before 2.5.7+r1558-4+sarge2 | 2.5.7+r1558-4+sarge2 |
Same product
stefan ritt: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2005-0439Buffer overflow in the decode_post function in ELOG before 2.5.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via attachments with long33Monitor
- CVE-2006-5790Multiple format string vulnerabilities in elogd.c in ELOG 2.6.2 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and 31Monitor
- CVE-2006-0597Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in elogd.c in elog before 2.5.7 r1558-4 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (application cras31Monitor
- CVE-2006-0598Buffer overflow in elogd.c in elog before 2.5.7 r1558-4 allows attackers to execute code via unspecified variables, when writing to the log 31Monitor
- CVE-2005-0440ELOG before 2.5.7 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and download a configuration file that contains a sensitive write passwor31Monitor
- CVE-2006-6318The show_elog_list function in elogd.c in elog 2.6.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon cras21Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:elog | 2.5.7+r1558-4+sarge2 · Debian:3.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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References
- midas.psi.ch/elog/download/ChangeLog
- secunia.com/advisories/18533
- secunia.com/advisories/18783
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-967
- www.osvdb.org/22647
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/16315
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0262
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24224
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.