# CVE-2006-4371: Path traversal in n/a

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

- **Severity:** Medium 4.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Aug 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w9hp-rwqr-3jqw

## 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: 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.

## Is CVE-2006-4371 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2006-4370](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4370/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2003-0471](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0471/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-4620](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4620/): Privilege escalation in n/a (medium 4.6)
- [CVE-2005-0317](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0317/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2005-0319](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0319/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-4371 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4371/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4371/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4371
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4371
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-4371

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4371/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.