CVE-2006-4053 Code injection in n/a

Medium 5.1 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code in ME Download System via a malicious URL parameter in the header template.

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-2006-4053?

CVE-2006-4053 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Aug 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in templates/header.php in ME Download System 1.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the Vb8878b936c2bd8ae0cab parameter.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4053?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ehmig Me Download System.

How do I fix CVE-2006-4053?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4053 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2006-4053 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-4053 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pwvf-mh7j-22qr.

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