CVE-2006-6131 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local users with webstar privileges can gain root access by placing a malicious library in the current working directory of Kerio WebSTAR servers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-6131?
CVE-2006-6131 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Nov 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in (1) WSAdminServer and (2) WSWebServer in Kerio WebSTAR (4D WebSTAR Server Suite) 5.4.2 and earlier allows local users with webstar privileges to gain root privileges via a malicious libucache.dylib helper library in the current working directory.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6131?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kerio Webstar.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6131?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6131 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-6131 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-6131 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-26qr-qf74-v2w4.