CVE-2006-4506 Command injection in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary commands in Novell Identity Manager via eval injection in idmlib.sh, requiring local access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-4506?
CVE-2006-4506 is a low-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Aug 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
idmlib.sh in nxdrv in Novell Identity Manager (IDM) 3.0.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors, possibly involving the " (quote) and \ (backslash) characters and eval injection.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4506?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netiq Identity Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4506?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4506 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2006-4506 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4506 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2006-4803 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2015-0787 Cross-site scripting in NetIQ Designer for Identity Manager before 4.5.3
- CVE-2016-1592 Cross-site scripting in NetIQ Designer for Identity Manager before 4.5.3
- CVE-2017-7427 iManager - Multiple Reflected Cross-Site Scripting attacks
- CVE-2017-7426 iManager - XML External Entity vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9xf9-3mw6-hwf5.