Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2006-5898 affects legacy PhpMyChat versions 0.14.5 and earlier. A remote attacker could manipulate a localization path input to read files from the server. The sources do not provide CVSS, confirmed exploitation, or vendor remediation details, so urgency depends on whether this old software is still deployed. Exposure is most likely on internet-accessible or internal legacy PhpMyChat installations running version 0.14.5 or earlier. Modern environments are unaffected unless this obsolete PHP chat application remains deployed, bundled, archived, or reachable under old web roots. Treat as a targeted legacy exposure issue. It is not KEV-listed and lacks a severity score, but arbitrary file read can expose credentials or source code if an affected deployment remains reachable. Mitigation focus: Identify and remove unsupported PhpMyChat deployments where possible.; Check vendor or project guidance for any available fixed release.; Restrict web access to any required legacy instance..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- phpmychat-languages-source-disclosure(30121)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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