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CVE-2006-0869

6.4 · MEDIUM

Directory traversal vulnerability in the "remember me" feature in liveuser.php in PHP Extension and Application Repository (PEAR) LiveUser 0.16.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to determine fi…

Published Feb 23, 2006pearEPSS 4.01%

Overview

CVE-2006-0869 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting pear pear_liveuser. It was published on February 23, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.4 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.4, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the "remember me" feature in liveuser.php in PHP Extension and Application Repository (PEAR) LiveUser 0.16.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to determine file existence, and possibly delete arbitrary files with short pathnames or possibly read arbitrary files, via a .. (dot dot) in the store_id value of a cookie.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from pear. Update pear_liveuser 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

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References

Refpear.php.net/package/LiveUser/download/Refsecurityreason.com/securityalert/466Refsecuritytracker.com/id?1015659Refwww.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00103-02212006Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425711/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/16761Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0697Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24852Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24853Refpear.php.net/package/LiveUser/download/

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-0869?

CVE-2006-0869 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting pear pear_liveuser. It was published on February 23, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.4 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2006-0869?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.4, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2006-0869?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from pear. Update pear_liveuser 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.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2006-0869?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2006-0869 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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