CVE-2006-6743 phpProfiles before 2.1.1 uses world writable permissions for certain profile files and directories, which allows local users to modify or de
Medium 4.6
Published
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Check this codebase for CVE-2006-6743 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2006-6743 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Dec 2006.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6743 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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-2006-6743/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6743/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-6743?
CVE-2006-6743 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Dec 2006.
Official description
phpProfiles before 2.1.1 uses world writable permissions for certain profile files and directories, which allows local users to modify or delete files, related to (1) users/include/do_makeprofile.inc.php and (2) users/include/copy.inc.php.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6743?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Phpprofiles Phpprofiles.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6743?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6743 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-6743 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6743 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3w2m-22gp-wc5v.