# CVE-2006-6598: Path traversal in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can read arbitrary files on the server via path traversal in viewnfo.php, exposing sensitive data.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Dec 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5xc7-wggh-4p96

## What is CVE-2006-6598?

CVE-2006-6598 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Dec 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in viewnfo.php in (1) TorrentFlux before 2.2 and (2) torrentflux-b4rt before 2.1-b4rt-972 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in the path parameter, a different vector than CVE-2006-6328.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6598?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Torrentflux Torrentflux, Torrentflux Torrentflux-B4rt.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-6598?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6598 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-6598 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-6598 exists.

Public exploit code:

- TorrentFlux 2.2 - 'downloaddetails.php' Local File Disclosure (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-6585](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6585/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2006-5227](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5227/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2006-6604](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6604/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2008-6584](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6584/): File upload in n/a (medium 6.0)
- [CVE-2006-6599](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6599/): Command injection in n/a (medium 6.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-6598 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-6598 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Dec 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-6598 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6598/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6598/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-6598
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6598
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-6598

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6598/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.