CVE-2006-2280 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can list directories and read arbitrary files via path traversal in the template parameter of openEngine.

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-2006-2280?

CVE-2006-2280 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 May 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in website.php in openEngine 1.8 Beta 2 and earlier allows remote attackers to list arbitrary directories and read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the template parameter.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2280?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Openengine Openengine.

How do I fix CVE-2006-2280?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2280 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-2006-2280 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-2280 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j38v-hx9g-qhgq.

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