CVE-2006-3934 Alkacon OpenCMS Absolute Path Traversal via pathname in filePath parameter

What is CVE-2006-3934?

CVE-2006-3934 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jul 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in downloadTrigger.jsp in Alkacon OpenCms before 6.2.2 allows remote authenticated users to download arbitrary files via an absolute pathname in the filePath parameter.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3934?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.opencms:opencms-core. It affects 1 product.

Products include Alkacon Opencms.

How do I fix CVE-2006-3934?

Upgrade org.opencms:opencms-core to 6.2.2 or later.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2006-3934 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3934 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2018-8811 Cross-site request forgery in n/a High 8.8
• CVE-2019-11819 Alkacon OpenCMS CSV Injection via New User module High 7.8
• CVE-2005-4475 Cross-site scripting in n/a Medium 6.8
• CVE-2024-42699 OpenCMS Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability Medium 6.5
• CVE-2021-3312 XML External Entity Reference in org.opencms:opencms-core Medium 6.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-64hc-4jx3-62jp.