CVE-2006-4579

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in users.php in The Address Book 1.04e allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the language parameter.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.43%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://osvdb.org/32562	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-76/advisory/	vendor advisory exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31246	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21870	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21694	vendor advisory third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4579?: CVE-2006-4579 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4579?: To fix CVE-2006-4579, 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-2006-4579 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-4579 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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