CVE-2006-1478

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in (1) initiate.php and (2) possibly other PHP scripts in Turnkey Web Tools PHP Live Helper 1.8, and possibly later versions, allows remote authenticated users to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the language cookie, as demonstrated by uploading PHP code in a gl_session cookie to users.php, which causes the code to be stored in error.log, which is then included by initiate.php.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.76% Top 15%

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

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428976/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/641	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19428	third party advisory
http://www.turnkeywebtools.com/forum/showthread.php?p=10415	patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25489	vdb entry
http://www.worlddefacers.de/Public/WD-TMPLH.txt	exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1478?: CVE-2006-1478 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1478?: To fix CVE-2006-1478, 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-2006-1478 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-1478 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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