CVE-2006-1821 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.4 Published 18 Apr 2006 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in ModX index.php, exposing sensitive data.

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-2006-1821?

CVE-2006-1821 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 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 index.php in ModX 0.9.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence and trailing NULL (%00) byte in the id parameter.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1821?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Modxcms Modxcms.

How do I fix CVE-2006-1821?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1821 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-2006-1821 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-1821 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v3xj-8fq8-h6v9.