CVE-2004-1206 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in pnTresMailer's file download parameter.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2004-1206?

CVE-2004-1206 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Dec 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in codebrowserpntm.php in pnTresMailer 6.0.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the filetodownload parameter.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1206?

How do I fix CVE-2004-1206?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1206 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2004-1206 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1206 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9hr6-vxg2-jqq6.

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