CVE-2006-0871

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the _setTemplate function in Mambo 4.5.3, 4.5.3h, and possibly earlier versions allows remote attackers to read and include arbitrary files via the mos_change_template parameter. NOTE: CVE-2006-1794 has been assigned to the SQL injection vector.

Category

6.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.15% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/18935 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0719 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-02/0463.html mailing list
http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00104-02242006
http://source.mambo-foundation.org/view/news/Announcements/Security_Patch_Released/ patch
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/493 third party advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/23505 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0871?
CVE-2006-0871 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0871?
To fix CVE-2006-0871, 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-2006-0871 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-0871 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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