CVE-2006-0244 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in phpXplorer, though impact is limited by existing file upload capabilities.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-0244?
CVE-2006-0244 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jan 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in workspaces.php in phpXplorer 0.9.33 allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) and trailing null byte (%00) in the sShare parameter. NOTE: a followup post claims that this is not a vulnerability since the functionality of phpXplorer supports the upload of PHP files, which would not cross privilege boundaries since the PHP functionality would support read access outside the web root
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0244?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Phpxplorer Phpxplorer.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0244?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0244 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-2006-0244 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-0244 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cfr7-m7j6-q7hh.