CVE-2006-5031: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

May 1, 2022 (updated January 14, 2023)

Directory traversal vulnerability in app/webroot/js/vendors.php in Cake Software Foundation CakePHP before 1.1.8.3544 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter, followed by a filename ending with “%00” and a .js filename.

References

cakeforge.org/frs/shownotes.php?release_id=134
secunia.com/advisories/22040
www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00114-09212006
www.securityfocus.com/bid/20150
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29115
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rw73-xmpv-j5x2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5031

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