CVE-2006-3360

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in phpSysInfo 2.5.1 allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence and a trailing null (%00) byte in the lng parameter, which will display a different error message if the file exists.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 7.80% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016440 broken link third party advisory vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27527 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2668 broken link third party advisory vdb entry permissions required
http://www.osvdb.org/27015 vdb entry broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/20939 vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-07/0066.html broken link mailing list exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18868 broken link third party advisory vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-07/0065.html broken link mailing list exploit
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2wxv-3g4v-p76p third party advisory
https://github.com/phpsysinfo/phpsysinfo/issues/368#issuecomment-1380842745 third party advisory issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3360?
CVE-2006-3360 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3360?
To fix CVE-2006-3360, 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-2006-3360 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-3360 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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