CVE-2006-6277 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers with admin access can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in the file server component.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2006-6277?

CVE-2006-6277 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Dec 2006. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/FileServer.php in ContentServ 4.x allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the src parameter, a different vector than CVE-2005-3086.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6277?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Contentserv Contentserv.

How do I fix CVE-2006-6277?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6277 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-2006-6277 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-6277 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v7m2-9j42-rg8p.

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