CVE-2006-4140 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in IPCheck Server Monitor, exposing sensitive data.
- 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-2006-4140?
CVE-2006-4140 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Aug 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in IPCheck Server Monitor before 5.3.3.639/640 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via modified .. (dot dot) sequences in the URL, including (1) "..%2f" (encoded "/" slash), "..../" (multiple dot), and "..%255c../" (double-encoded "\" backslash).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4140?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ipcheck Server Monitor.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4140?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4140 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-2006-4140 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-4140 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mw52-hqx9-7696.