CVE-2006-1746 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can read arbitrary local files in PHPList via directory traversal in database or language module parameters.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2006-1746?

CVE-2006-1746 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Apr 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in PHPList 2.10.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to include arbitrary local files via the (1) GLOBALS[database_module] or (2) GLOBALS[language_module] parameters, which overwrite the underlying $GLOBALS variable.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1746?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Tincan Phplist.

How do I fix CVE-2006-1746?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1746 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-2006-1746 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1746 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mq5w-2wf5-2jf4.

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