CVE-2006-0971

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Lionel Reyero DirectContact 0.3b allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the URL.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 11.36% Top 10%

Third-Party Advisory secunia.com Third-Party Advisory securityreason.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/19053	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0761	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015686	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427464/100/0/threaded	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24930	vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/506	third party advisory
http://www3.autistici.org/fdonato/advisory/DirectContact0.3b-adv.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426250/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/23519	vdb entry
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-February/042560.html	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16849	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0971?: CVE-2006-0971 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0971?: To fix CVE-2006-0971, 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-2006-0971 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-0971 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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