CVE-2006-5210 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files on IronWebMail servers via double-url-encoded directory traversal sequences in GET requests.
- 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-2006-5210?
CVE-2006-5210 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Oct 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in IronWebMail before 6.1.1 HotFix-17 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a GET request to the IM_FILE identifier with double-url-encoded "../" sequences ("%252e%252e/").
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5210?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ciphertrust Ironmail.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5210?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5210 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-2006-5210 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-5210 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2m97-7j97-3fhw.