CVE-2006-4914 Path traversal in n/a

Low 2.6 Published Updated

Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in the ze_langue_02 cookie of A.l-Pifou.

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-2006-4914?

CVE-2006-4914 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Sep 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in A.l-Pifou 1.8p2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ".." sequences in the ze_langue_02 cookie, as demonstrated by using the choix_lng parameter to choix_langue.php to indirectly set the cookie, then accessing livre_dor.php to trigger the inclusion from inc/change_lang_ck.php, possibly related to livre_livre.php. NOTE: the livre_livre.php relationship has been reported by some third party sources.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4914?

It affects 1 product.

Products include A.l-Pifou A.l-Pifou.

How do I fix CVE-2006-4914?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4914 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-2006-4914 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4914 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5857-hf4f-hj7c.

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