CVE-2006-6686 Code injection in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code in TextSend via a malicious URL in the ROOT_PATH parameter.

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

What is CVE-2006-6686?

CVE-2006-6686 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Dec 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in sender.php in Carsen Klock TextSend 1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the ROOT_PATH parameter.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6686?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Textsend Textsend.

How do I fix CVE-2006-6686?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6686 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2006-6686 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-6686 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gmx2-hpjx-gmwm.

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