CVE-2006-6604 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can read arbitrary files on the server via path traversal in the alias parameter of TorrentFlux.

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-2006-6604?

CVE-2006-6604 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 downloaddetails.php in TorrentFlux 2.2 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in the alias parameter, a different vector than CVE-2006-6328.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6604?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Torrentflux Torrentflux.

How do I fix CVE-2006-6604?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6604 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-2006-6604 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-6604 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-46px-8w8f-h8g6.

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