CVE-2006-6259

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in (a) class/functions.php and (b) class/m_bro.php in AlternC 0.9.5 and earlier allow remote attackers to (1) create arbitrary files and directories via a .. (dot dot) in the "create name" field and (2) read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the "web root" field when configuring a subdomain.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.30% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory ground418.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452988/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://dev.alternc.org/trac/alternc/changeset/1742	patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21355	vdb entry exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30626	vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1965	third party advisory
http://dev.alternc.org/trac/alternc/changeset/1737	patch
http://www.ground418.org/exploits/read.php?file=06-alternC-095.txt	exploit vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23144	third party advisory
http://dev.alternc.org/trac/alternc/changeset/1738	patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4851	vdb entry
https://dev.alternc.org/trac/alternc/milestone/0.9.6	patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6259?: CVE-2006-6259 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6259?: To fix CVE-2006-6259, 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-2006-6259 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-6259 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.

This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.