CVE-2006-1339

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in inc/functions.inc.php in CuteNews 1.4.1 and possibly other versions, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence and trailing NULL (%00) byte in the archive parameter in an HTTP POST or COOKIE request, which bypasses a sanity check that is only applied to a GET request.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.94% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/19289	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17152	vdb entry
http://hamid.ir/security/cutenews.txt	exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428434/100/0/threaded	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25324	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1339?: CVE-2006-1339 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1339?: To fix CVE-2006-1339, 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-2006-1339 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-1339 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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