CVE-2006-5149

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in OpenBiblio before 0.5.2 allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in (1) the page parameter to shared/help.php or (2) the tab parameter to shared/header.php.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.68% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3867 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485588/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/22238 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27053 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29316 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20301 vdb entry
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=451780 patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5149?
CVE-2006-5149 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5149?
To fix CVE-2006-5149, 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-2006-5149 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-5149 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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