CVE-2006-5858 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files and source code in Adobe ColdFusion on IIS via double URL-encoded NULL bytes.
- 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-2006-5858?
CVE-2006-5858 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, published on 10 Jan 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Adobe ColdFusion MX 7 through 7.0.2, and JRun 4, when run on Microsoft IIS, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, list directories, or read source code via a double URL-encoded NULL byte in a ColdFusion filename, such as a CFM file.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5858?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Adobe Coldfusion, Adobe Jrun.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5858?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5858 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-2006-5858 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5858 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2026-48282 Adobe ColdFusion Path Traversal
- CVE-2023-38203 Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2023-29300 Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2023-26359 Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2018-15961 Adobe ColdFusion Unrestricted File Upload
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4p7h-m9mw-jc79.