CVE-2006-4878

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in footer.php in David Bennett PHP-Post (PHPp) 1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to read and include arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in the template parameter. NOTE: this was later reported to affect 1.0.1, and demonstrated for code execution by uploading and accessing an avatar file.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.11% Top 20%

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

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20061	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/28964	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3688	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29673	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20616	vdb entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2593	exploit
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1607	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22014	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446318/100/0/threaded	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4878?: CVE-2006-4878 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4878?: To fix CVE-2006-4878, 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-2006-4878 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-4878 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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