CVE-2006-2308 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 2 Jun 2006 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Authenticated users can exploit directory traversal in EServ IMAP to read other users' emails and manipulate directories.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2006-2308?

CVE-2006-2308 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Jun 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the IMAP service in EServ/3 3.25 allows remote authenticated users to read other user's email messages, create/rename arbitrary directories on the system, and delete empty directories via directory traversal sequences in the (1) CREATE, (2) SELECT, (3) DELETE, (4) RENAME, (5) COPY or (6) APPEND commands.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2308?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Etype Eserv.

How do I fix CVE-2006-2308?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2308 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-2006-2308 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2308 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v587-2jq8-8f3x.