CVE-2006-4161

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the avatar_gallery action in profile.php in XennoBB 2.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the category parameter.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 9.01% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory surfionline.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19446	vdb entry exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442881/100/0/threaded	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28337	vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1395	third party advisory
http://www.surfionline.com/security_advisories/20060810_xennobb_avatar_gallery_transversal.txt	vendor advisory exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/21483	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4161?: CVE-2006-4161 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4161?: To fix CVE-2006-4161, 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-2006-4161 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-4161 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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