CVE-2006-4169 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the G/PGP (GPG) Plugin 2.0, and 2.1dev before 20070614, for Squirrelmail allow remote authenticated users to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the help parameter to (1) gpg_help.php or (2) gpg_help_base.php.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01096.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:gpg_plugin:2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:gpg_plugin:2.1_dev:::::::*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Squirrelmail Subscribe	Gpg Plugin Subscribe

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-4159	Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the G/PGP (GPG) Plugin 2.0, and 2.1dev before 20070614, for Squirrelmail allow remote authenticated users to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the help parameter to (1) gpg_help.php or (2) gpg_help_base.php.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=555
http://osvdb.org/37932
http://osvdb.org/37933
http://secunia.com/advisories/26035
http://secunia.com/advisories/26424
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-08.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24874
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2513
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35362

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-07-15T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T18:57:46.193Z

Reserved: 2006-08-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-4169

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-07-15T22:30:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-4169

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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