CVE-2006-4550 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in CHXO Feedsplitter 2006-01-21 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary XML files via .. (dot dot) sequences in the format parameter with a leading ".", which bypasses a security check.

Published: 2006-09-06

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:chxo:feedsplitter:2006-01-21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-4538	Directory traversal vulnerability in CHXO Feedsplitter 2006-01-21 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary XML files via .. (dot dot) sequences in the format parameter with a leading ".", which bypasses a security check.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00259.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/22000
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444805/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19779

History

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Chxo Feedsplitter

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-09-06T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:14:47.479Z

Reserved: 2006-09-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-4550

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-09-06T00:04:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-4550

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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