# CVE-2006-2330: File upload in n/a

> Authenticated users can upload malicious files with double extensions to execute arbitrary code on the server.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/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:** 12 May 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7whc-q6f4-7xgx

## What is CVE-2006-2330?

CVE-2006-2330 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 May 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

PHP-Fusion 6.00.306 and earlier, running under Apache HTTP Server 1.3.27 and PHP 4.3.3, allows remote authenticated users to upload files of arbitrary types using a filename that contains two or more extensions that ends in an assumed-valid extension such as .gif, which bypasses the validation, as demonstrated by uploading then executing an avatar file that ends in ".php.gif" and contains PHP code in EXIF metadata.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2330?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Php Fusion Php Fusion.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-2330?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2330 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-2330 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-2330 exists.

Public exploit code:

- PHP-Fusion 6.00.306 - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2005-4517](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4517/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2005-4005](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4005/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2005-3740](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3740/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2005-3157](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3157/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2005-3158](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3158/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-2330 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-2330 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 May 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-2006-2330 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-2006-2330/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2330/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2330
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2330
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-2330

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