CVE-2006-1235 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers with admin access can delete directories via path traversal in the user deletion script.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-1235?
CVE-2006-1235 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Mar 2006. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/deleteuser.php in HitHost 1.0.0 might allow remote attackers to delete directories (possibly only empty directories) via the $deleteuser variable. NOTE: the initial disclosure for this issue indicated that the researcher was unable to prove this issue; however, this might have been due to certain behaviors of rmdir.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1235?
It affects 1 product.
Products include David Ravenscroft Hithost.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1235?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1235 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-2006-1235 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1235 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-573q-w8g3-fjq8.