# CVE-2006-0732: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers with administrative privileges can read or delete arbitrary files via directory traversal in SAP Business Connector.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Feb 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v248-c9rp-m2fx

## What is CVE-2006-0732?

CVE-2006-0732 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Feb 2006. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in SAP Business Connector (BC) 4.6 and 4.7 allows remote attackers to read or delete arbitrary files via the fullName parameter to (1) sapbc/SAP/chopSAPLog.dsp or (2) invoke/sap.monitor.rfcTrace/deleteSingle.  Details will be updated after the grace period has ended.  NOTE: SAP Business Connector is an OEM version of webMethods Integration Server.  webMethods states that this issue can only occur when the product is installed as root/admin, and if the attacker has access to a general purpose port; however, both are discouraged in the documentation.  In addition, the attacker must already have acquired administrative privileges through other means.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0732?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sap Business Connector.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-0732?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0732 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-0732 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0732 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2025-42892](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-42892/): OS Command Injection vulnerability in SAP Business Connector (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2025-42894](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-42894/): Path Traversal vulnerability in SAP Business Connector (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2026-0514](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0514/): Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP Business Connector (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2025-42886](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-42886/): Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SAP Business Connector (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2025-42893](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-42893/): Open Redirect vulnerability in SAP Business Connector (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-0732 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-0732 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Feb 2006. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0732 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0732/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0732/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-0732
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0732
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-0732

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