CVE-2006-0713 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can exploit directory traversal in LinPHA to include arbitrary files, leading to arbitrary code execution via log file injection.

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-2006-0713?

CVE-2006-0713 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Feb 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in LinPHA 1.0 allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in the (1) lang parameter in docs/index.php and the language parameter in (2) install/install.php, (3) install/sec_stage_install.php, (4) install/third_stage_install.php, and (5) install/forth_stage_install.php. NOTE: direct static code injection is resultant from this issue, as demonstrated by inserting PHP code into the username, which is inserted into linpha.log, which is accessible from the directory traversal.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0713?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linpha Linpha.

How do I fix CVE-2006-0713?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0713 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-2006-0713 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-0713 exists.

Public exploit code: 4 Exploit-DB entries.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qw8v-6298-7825.

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