CVE-2006-5715 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files under the web root by exploiting NTFS alternate data streams in Easy Address Book.
- 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-2006-5715?
CVE-2006-5715 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Nov 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Easy File Sharing (EFS) Easy Address Book 1.2, when run on an NTFS file system, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files under the web root by appending "::$DATA" to the end of an HTTP GET request, which accesses the alternate data stream.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5715?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Efs Software Easy Address Book.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5715?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5715 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-2006-5715 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-5715 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f659-ghf2-mmjx.