CVE-2006-4371 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

Remote authenticated global administrators can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in Alt-N WebAdmin.

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

What is CVE-2006-4371?

CVE-2006-4371 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Aug 2006. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Alt-N WebAdmin 3.2.3 and 3.2.4 running with MDaemon 9.0.5, and possibly earlier, allow remote authenticated global administrators to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter to (1) logfile_view.wdm and (2) configfile_view.wdm.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4371?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Alt-N Webadmin.

How do I fix CVE-2006-4371?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4371 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-2006-4371 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4371 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w9hp-rwqr-3jqw.

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