CVE-2006-6382 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published 7 Dec 2006 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can append data to arbitrary files via symlink attacks due to insecure log file permissions in the H-Sphere control panel.

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-2006-6382?

CVE-2006-6382 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Dec 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The control panel for Positive Software H-Sphere before 2.5.0 RC3 creates log files in a user's directory with insecure permissions, which allows local users to append log data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack. NOTE: The provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6382?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Positive Software H-Sphere.

How do I fix CVE-2006-6382?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6382 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-2006-6382 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6382 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rcf9-jcwq-fq87.