# CVE-2006-2460: Other in n/a

> Remote attackers can modify critical variables to achieve directory traversal or remote file inclusion when register_globals is enabled.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 May 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-273m-f252-4rf8

## What is CVE-2006-2460?

CVE-2006-2460 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sugarcrm Sugarcrm, published on 19 May 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Sugar Suite Open Source (SugarCRM) 4.2 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, does not protect critical variables such as $_GLOBALS and $_SESSION from modification, which allows remote attackers to conduct attacks such as directory traversal or PHP remote file inclusion, as demonstrated by modifying the GLOBALS[sugarEntry] parameter.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2460?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sugarcrm Sugarcrm.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-2460?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2460 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-2460 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-2460 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Sugar Suite Open Source 4.2 - 'OptimisticLock' Command Execution (exploitdb)

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-2460 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-2460 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sugarcrm Sugarcrm, published on 19 May 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-2460 exists.

Affected product: Sugarcrm Sugarcrm. 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-2006-2460/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2460/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2460
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2460
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-2460

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2460/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.