CVE-2006-5210

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in IronWebMail before 6.1.1 HotFix-17 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a GET request to the IM_FILE identifier with double-url-encoded "../" sequences ("%252e%252e/").

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 8.98% Top 10%

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

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://supportcenter.ciphertrust.com/vulnerability/IWM501-01.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017069	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4055	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20436	exploit vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/22406	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29620	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448779/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1726	third party advisory
http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/research/SYMSA-2006-010.txt

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5210?: CVE-2006-5210 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5210?: To fix CVE-2006-5210, 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-2006-5210 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-5210 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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