# CVE-2006-3015: Command injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can upload or download arbitrary files via argument injection in WinSCP URIs, requiring user interaction to open the malicious link.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Jun 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5wfx-x267-4p7r

## What is CVE-2006-3015?

CVE-2006-3015 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jun 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Argument injection vulnerability in WinSCP 3.8.1 build 328 allows remote attackers to upload or download arbitrary files via encoded spaces and double-quote characters in a scp or sftp URI.

Weakness: CWE-88 (Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3015?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Winscp Winscp.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-3015?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3015 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-3015 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-3015 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WinSCP 3.8.1 - URI Handler Arbitrary File Access (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2021-3331](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3331/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-28864](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-28864/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2007-4909](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4909/): Other in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2018-20684](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-20684/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2014-2735](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2735/): Security feature bypass in n/a (medium 5.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-3015 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-3015 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jun 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-3015 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-2006-3015/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3015/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-3015
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3015
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-3015

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