CVE-2006-5554: Blackdot Imageview

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 2.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Imageview 5 allows remote attackers to read or execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the user_settings cookie, as demonstrated by using the MyFile parameter in albumview.php to upload a text/plain .gif file containing PHP code, which is executed by index.php.

Affected products

• Blackdot Imageview: up to and including 5

Published 2006-10-26. Last modified 2026-06-16.