CVE-2006-3288 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can read and overwrite arbitrary files in Cisco WCS if the TFTP directory path contains spaces.

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-2006-3288?

CVE-2006-3288 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jun 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the TFTP server in Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) for Linux and Windows before 3.2(51), when configured to use a directory path name that contains a space character, allows remote authenticated users to read and overwrite arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3288?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Wireless Control System.

How do I fix CVE-2006-3288?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3288 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-2006-3288 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3288 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wmmq-5crc-8g3h.

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