# CVE-2006-1925: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers with low privileges can read or modify arbitrary files via directory traversal in CuteNews, potentially leading to XSS.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Apr 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j5gv-vx6f-v4r6

## What is CVE-2006-1925?

CVE-2006-1925 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Apr 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the editnews module (inc/editnews.mdu) in index.php in CuteNews 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to read or modify files via the source parameter in the (1) editnews or (2) doeditnews action.  NOTE: this can also produce resultant XSS when the target file does not exist.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1925?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cutephp Cutenews.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-1925?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1925 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-1925 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-1925 exists.

Public exploit code:

- CutePHP CuteNews 1.4.1 Editnews Module - Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-4557](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4557/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-5558](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5558/): Code injection in CuteNews (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-11447](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11447/): File upload in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2007-1153](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1153/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-4445](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4445/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-1925 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-1925 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Apr 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-1925 exists.

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-2006-1925/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1925/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-1925
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1925
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-1925

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1925/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.