CVE-2006-5031 CakePHP directory traversal vulnerability allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files

What is CVE-2006-5031?

CVE-2006-5031 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 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 app/webroot/js/vendors.php in Cake Software Foundation CakePHP before 1.1.8.3544 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter, followed by a filename ending with "%00" and a .js filename.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5031?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including cakephp/cakephp. It affects 1 product.

Products include Cakephp Cakephp.

How do I fix CVE-2006-5031?

Upgrade cakephp/cakephp to 1.1.8.3544 or later.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2006-5031 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-5031 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2023-22727 Database Query::offset() and limit() vulnerable to SQL injection in cakephp Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-35239 CakePHP allows method override parameters to bypass CSRF checks High 8.8
• CVE-2015-8379 CakePHP might allow remote attackers to bypass CSRF protection mechanism via the _method parameter High 8.8
• CVE-2019-11458 Unsafe deserialization in SmtpTransport in CakePHP High 7.5
• CVE-2016-4793 CakePHP allows remote attackers to spoof their IP High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5031, GHSA-rw73-xmpv-j5x2.