Is CVE-2006-5897 being actively exploited?

CVE-2006-5897 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-5897?

CVE-2006-5897 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2006-5897

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 1.7%EU EUVD

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in PhpMyChat Plus 1.9 and earlier allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the ChatPath parameter to (1) avatar.php, (2) colorhelp_popup.php, (3) color_popup.php, (4) index.php, (5) index1.php, (6) lib/connected_users.lib.php, (7) lib/index.lib.php, and (8) phpMyChat.php3; and the (9) L parameter to logs.php. NOTE: CVE analysis suggests that vector 1 might be incorrect.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 1.7% (78th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2006-5880)
Published: November 15, 2006
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-5880 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

phpheaven / phpmychat plus

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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