CVE-2006-0869 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read or delete arbitrary files via path traversal in the LiveUser library's remember me feature.
- 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-2006-0869?
CVE-2006-0869 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Feb 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the "remember me" feature in liveuser.php in PHP Extension and Application Repository (PEAR) LiveUser 0.16.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to determine file existence, and possibly delete arbitrary files with short pathnames or possibly read arbitrary files, via a .. (dot dot) in the store_id value of a cookie.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0869?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pear Pear Liveuser.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0869?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0869 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-2006-0869 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0869 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3382-x3p8-5gv7.