CVE-2006-6138 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can list arbitrary directories in Sisfo Kampus via a path traversal vulnerability in download.php.

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-2006-6138?

CVE-2006-6138 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Nov 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in download.php in Sisfo Kampus 0.8 allows remote attackers to list arbitrary directories via an absolute pathname in the dir parameter.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6138?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sisfo Kampus Sisfo Kampus.

How do I fix CVE-2006-6138?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6138 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-2006-6138 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-6138 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-22jq-62mj-8hw3.

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