CVE-2006-6725 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in PHPBuilder, exposing sensitive data without authentication.
- 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-2006-6725?
CVE-2006-6725 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Dec 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in PHPBuilder 0.0.2 and earlier allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter to (1) lib/htm2php.php and (2) sitetools/htm2php.php. NOTE: The provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6725?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Phpbuilder Phpbuilder.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6725?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6725 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-2006-6725 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6725 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-26v2-gx3h-2xg7.