CVE-2005-4690 Path traversal in n/a
Local users with blog-creation privileges can overwrite arbitrary files via path traversal, potentially leading to code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-4690?
CVE-2005-4690 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Feb 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Six Apart Movable Type 3.16 allows local users with blog-creation privileges to create or overwrite arbitrary files of certain types (such as HTML and image files) by selecting an arbitrary directory as a blog's top-level directory. NOTE: this issue can be used in conjunction with CVE-2005-3102 to create or overwrite arbitrary files of all types.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4690?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Six Apart Movable Type.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4690?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4690 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-2005-4690 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4690 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p947-hjgq-3459.