CVE-2006-5291 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL parameter in the SPAW Editor component of Download-Engine.
- 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-2006-5291?
CVE-2006-5291 is a high-severity code injection 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
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in admin/includes/spaw/spaw_control.class.php in Download-Engine 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the spaw_root parameter. NOTE: CVE analysis suggests that this issue is actually in a third party product, SPAW Editor PHP Edition, so this issue is probably a duplicate of CVE-2006-4656.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5291?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Alex Downloadengine.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5291?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5291 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2006-5291 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-5291 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cg2v-qgrr-gw86.