PHP Web WebYep WYEditor.php webyep_sIncludePath privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in PHP Web WebYep. This affects an unknown part of the file WYEditor.php. The manipulation of the argument webyep_sIncludePath leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2006-5220. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP Web WebYep (Programming Language Software) (version now known) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file WYEditor.php. The manipulation of the argument webyep_sIncludePath with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 10/05/2006. The weakness was presented 10/09/2006 by Dedi Dwianto (the_day) (Website). The advisory is shared at advisories.echo.or.id. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-5220. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. 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:WYEditor.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29397), Exploit-DB (2496), SecurityFocus (BID 20406†), OSVDB (29645†) and Secunia (SA22336†). See VDB-32673, VDB-84712, VDB-84714 and VDB-84715 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: advisories.echo.or.id
Researcher: Dedi Dwianto (the_day)
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-5220 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5220
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-84713
X-Force: 29397 - WebYep webyep_sIncludePath parameter file include
SecurityFocus: 20406 - WebYep Webyep_SIncludePath Parameter Multiple Remote File Include Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22336
OSVDB: 29645 - WebYep WYEditor.php webyep_sIncludePath Parameter Remote File Inclusion

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/08/2016 20:04
Updated: 04/24/2026 01:31
Changes: 05/08/2016 20:04 (52), 06/07/2017 14:51 (7), 08/05/2022 09:14 (2), 08/05/2022 09:16 (7), 07/27/2024 05:06 (16), 04/24/2026 01:31 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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