CVE-2006-1909 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via path traversal in the file parameter, 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-2006-1909?
CVE-2006-1909 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 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 Coppermine 1.4.4 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .//./ (modified dot dot slash) in the file parameter, which causes a regular expression to collapse the sequences into standard "../" sequences.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1909?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Coppermine Coppermine Photo Gallery.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1909?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1909 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-2006-1909 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-1909 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8jfp-977g-xf4r.