CVE-2006-5846

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in FreeWebshop 2.2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to read and include arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the page parameter, a different vector than CVE-2006-5773.

Category

6.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 15.73% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory freewebshop.org Vendor Advisory freewebshop.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/22786 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20969 patch vdb entry exploit third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4420 vdb entry not applicable
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30125 vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=116303405916694&w=2 mailing list
http://www.freewebshop.org/?id=28 patch vendor advisory
http://www.freewebshop.org/index.php?id=28 vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017200 third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5846?
CVE-2006-5846 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5846?
To fix CVE-2006-5846, 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-2006-5846 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-5846 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~16% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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