CVE-2006-0202

Published Jan 13, 2006 paypal

Overview

CVE-2006-0202 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting paypal php_toolkit. It was published on January 13, 2006.

Technical Description

Dave Nielsen and Patrick Breitenbach PayPal Web Services (aka PHP Toolkit) 0.50 and possibly earlier has (1) world-readable permissions for ipn/logs/ipn_success.txt, which allows local users to view sensitive information (payment data), and (2) world-writable permissions for ipn/logs, which allows local users to delete or replace payment data.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from paypal. Update php_toolkit to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
paypal	php_toolkit	0	Affected

References

Ref secunia.com/advisories/18444 Ref www.osvdb.org/22379 Ref www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/421739 Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/16218 Ref www.uinc.ru/articles/vuln/ptpaypal050.shtml Ref www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0183 Ref secunia.com/advisories/18444 Ref www.osvdb.org/22379 Ref www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/421739 Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/16218

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2006-0202?

CVE-2006-0202 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting paypal php_toolkit. It was published on January 13, 2006.

How severe is CVE-2006-0202?

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