CVE-2006-4294 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.8% (pctl 90)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in viewfile in TWiki 4.0.0 through 4.0.4 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.85% — more likely to be exploited than 90% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-09-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| twiki | twiki |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | TWiki 4.0.x - 'Viewfile' Directory Traversal | 2006-09-07 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21829
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016805
- http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlert-CVE-2006-4294
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19907
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3524
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21829
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016805
- http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlert-CVE-2006-4294
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19907
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3524
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