imageVue 0.16.1 admin/upload.php path path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in imageVue 0.16.1. This impacts an unknown function of the file admin/upload.php. Such manipulation of the argument path leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2006-0702. Furthermore, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in imageVue 0.16.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file admin/upload.php. The manipulation of the argument path with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

admin/upload.php in imageVue 16.1 allows remote attackers to upload arbitrary files to certain allowed folders via .. (dot dot) sequences in the path parameter. NOTE: due to the lack of details, the specific vulnerability type cannot be determined, although it might be due to directory traversal.

The bug was discovered 02/11/2006. The weakness was published 02/15/2006 (Website). The advisory is available at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-0702 since 02/15/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:admin/upload.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20991 (imageVue < 16.2 admin/upload.php Unrestricted File Upload), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (27200), Tenable (20991), SecurityFocus (BID 16594†), OSVDB (23169†) and Secunia (SA18802†). Similar entries are available at VDB-28731, VDB-28729 and VDB-28728. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 20991
Nessus Name: imageVue < 16.2 admin/upload.php Unrestricted File Upload
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-0702 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0702
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28730
X-Force: 24633
SecurityFocus: 16594 - ImageVue Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 18802
OSVDB: 23169 - imageVue upload.php file upload directory traversal
Vulnerability Center: 10536 - ImageVue admin/upload.php Remote Uploading of Arbitrary Files, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-0570

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 11/27/2025 23:29
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (64), 06/15/2019 08:26 (7), 07/07/2021 21:21 (3), 11/27/2025 23:29 (20)
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