# CVE-2006-0817: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary files on the server by exploiting a path traversal vulnerability in the mail server's web interface.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Jul 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wq6x-gvm4-wgv4

## What is CVE-2006-0817?

CVE-2006-0817 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jul 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Absolute path directory traversal vulnerability in (a) MERAK Mail Server for Windows 8.3.8r with before IceWarp Web Mail 5.6.1 and (b) VisNetic MailServer before 8.5.0.5 allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via a full Windows path and drive letter in the (1) language parameter in accounts/inc/include.php and (2) lang_settings parameter in admin/inc/include.php, which is not properly sanitized by the securepath function, a related issue to CVE-2005-4556.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0817?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Deerfield Visnetic Mail Server, Icewarp Web Mail, Merak Mail Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-0817?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0817 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-0817 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0817 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2005-4556](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4556/): File upload in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2005-4558](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4558/): Code injection in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2005-4557](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4557/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2005-4559](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4559/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2006-0818](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0818/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 4.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-0817 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-0817 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jul 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0817 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-2006-0817/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0817/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-0817
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0817
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-0817

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