CVE-2006-6262

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in mboard.php in PHPJunkYard (aka Klemen Stirn) MBoard 1.22 and earlier allows remote attackers to create arbitrary empty files via a .. (dot dot) in the orig_id parameter.

6.4

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.96% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory mayhemiclabs.com Vendor Advisory mayhemiclabs.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4769	vdb entry
http://www.mayhemiclabs.com/wiki/wikka.php?wakka=MHL2006004	patch vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1988	third party advisory
http://www.mayhemiclabs.com/advisories/MHL-2006-004.txt	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21304	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452772/100/0/threaded	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30558	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23129	third party advisory patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6262?: CVE-2006-6262 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6262?: To fix CVE-2006-6262, 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-2006-6262 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-6262 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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