CVE-2006-0702 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers with admin access can upload arbitrary files via path traversal in imageVue, potentially leading to code execution.

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

What is CVE-2006-0702?

CVE-2006-0702 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Feb 2006. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

admin/upload.php in imageVue 16.1 allows remote attackers to upload arbitrary files to certain allowed folders via .. (dot dot) sequences in the path parameter. NOTE: due to the lack of details, the specific vulnerability type cannot be determined, although it might be due to directory traversal.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0702?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Imagevue Imagevue.

How do I fix CVE-2006-0702?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0702 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-2006-0702 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-0702 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hx74-56pv-vfr2.

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