CVE-2006-4140 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.4% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in IPCheck Server Monitor before 5.3.3.639/640 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via modified .. (dot dot) sequences in the URL, including (1) "..%2f" (encoded "/" slash), "..../" (multiple dot), and "..%255c../" (double-encoded "\" backslash).
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 4.38% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-08-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ipcheck | server monitor |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | IPCheck Server Monitor 5.x - Directory Traversal | 2006-08-10 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21468
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1389
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016676
- http://www.paessler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4047&sid=f8c0f03a69d9498338797c6ea3cc6733
- http://www.paessler.com/ipcheck/history
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442822/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444227/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19473
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3259
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28341
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21468
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1389
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016676
- http://www.paessler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4047&sid=f8c0f03a69d9498338797c6ea3cc6733
- http://www.paessler.com/ipcheck/history
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442822/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444227/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19473
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3259
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28341
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