CVE-2006-0818 Path traversal in n/a
Remote authenticated users can read arbitrary files via path traversal in the language parameter of the web mail interface.
- 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-2006-0818?
CVE-2006-0818 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jul 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Absolute path directory traversal vulnerability in (1) MERAK Mail Server for Windows 8.3.8r with before IceWarp Web Mail 5.6.1 and (2) VisNetic MailServer before 8.5.0.5 allows remote authenticated users to include arbitrary files via a modified language parameter and a full Windows or UNC pathname in the lang_settings parameter to mail/index.html, which is not properly sanitized by the validatefolder PHP function, possibly due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2005-4558.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0818?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Deerfield Visnetic Mail Server, Icewarp Web Mail, Merak Mail Server.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0818?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0818 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-2006-0818 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0818 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6fc2-x5pj-mq44.