CVE-2006-3602 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can include arbitrary files via path traversal in the language parameter, potentially leading to data disclosure or code execution.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2006-3602?

CVE-2006-3602 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jul 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in jscripts/tiny_mce/tiny_mce_gzip.php in FarsiNews 3.0 BETA 1 allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence and trailing null (%00) byte in the language parameter in the advanced theme.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3602?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Farsinews Farsinews.

How do I fix CVE-2006-3602?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3602 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-2006-3602 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-3602 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mm92-4r3v-xv68.

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