CVE-2006-6598

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in viewnfo.php in (1) TorrentFlux before 2.2 and (2) torrentflux-b4rt before 2.1-b4rt-972 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in the path parameter, a different vector than CVE-2006-6328.

6.5

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.79% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21613	vdb entry
http://tf-b4rt.berlios.de/changelog-torrentflux_2.1-b4rt.txt	exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/23402	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2902	exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6598?: CVE-2006-6598 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6598?: To fix CVE-2006-6598, 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-2006-6598 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-6598 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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