CVE-2006-4731 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary Perl code via directory traversal in login and admin scripts of SQL-Ledger and LedgerSMB.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-4731?
CVE-2006-4731 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Sep 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in (1) login.pl and (2) admin.pl in (a) SQL-Ledger before 2.6.19 and (b) LedgerSMB before 1.0.0p1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary Perl code via an unspecified terminal parameter value containing ../ (dot dot slash).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4731?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Dws Systems Inc. Sql-Ledger, Ledgersmb Ledgersmb.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4731?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2006-4731 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-4731 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4731, GHSA-r9w9-4622-fw8f.