CVE-2006-6514 Path traversal in n/a
Authenticated attackers can bypass directory restrictions to read files outside the web root due to flawed path validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-6514?
CVE-2006-6514 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Dec 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Winamp Web Interface (Wawi) 7.5.13 and earlier uses an insufficient comparison to determine whether a directory is located below the application's root directory, which allows remote authenticated users to access certain other directories if the name of the root directory is a substring of the name of the target directory, as demonstrated by accessing C:\folder2 when the root directory is C:\folder.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6514?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Flippet.org Winamp Web Interface.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6514?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6514 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-2006-6514 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6514 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hm9w-m367-w8fp.