CVE-2006-1201

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in resetpw.php in eschew.net phpBannerExchange 2.0 and earlier, and other versions before 2.0 Update 5, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the email parameter during a "Recover password" operation (recoverpw.php).

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.57% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory h4cky0u.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/19127	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426940/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0869	vdb entry
http://www.eschew.net/scripts/phpbe/2.0/releasenotes.php
http://www.osvdb.org/23720	vdb entry
http://www.h4cky0u.org/advisories/HYSA-2006-004-phpbanner.txt	exploit vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-02/0879.html	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25071	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25080	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16996	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1201?: CVE-2006-1201 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1201?: To fix CVE-2006-1201, 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-2006-1201 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-1201 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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