CVE-2005-4156 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files and cause denial of service in Mambo CMS when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled.
- 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-2005-4156?
CVE-2005-4156 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Dec 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in Mambo 4.5 (1.0.0) through 4.5 (1.0.9), with magic_quotes_gpc disabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and possibly cause a denial of service via a query string that ends with a NULL character.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4156?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mambo Mambo Open Source 4.5.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4156?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4156 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-2005-4156 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4156 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x6h7-qx9x-c9h2.