CVE-2006-0869

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the "remember me" feature in liveuser.php in PHP Extension and Application Repository (PEAR) LiveUser 0.16.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to determine file existence, and possibly delete arbitrary files with short pathnames or possibly read arbitrary files, via a .. (dot dot) in the store_id value of a cookie.

6.4

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 15.80% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory gulftech.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://pear.php.net/package/LiveUser/download/	patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015659	vdb entry patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16761	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24853	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24852	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425711/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/466	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0697	vdb entry
http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00103-02212006	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0869?: CVE-2006-0869 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0869?: To fix CVE-2006-0869, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-0869 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-0869 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~16% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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