# CVE-2006-1235: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers with admin access can delete directories via path traversal in the user deletion script.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/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:** 14 Mar 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-573q-w8g3-fjq8

## 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: 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.

## 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

- [CVE-2006-1144](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1144/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (low 2.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-1235 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1235 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-2006-1235/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1235/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-1235
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1235
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-1235

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.