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.
Exploits (1)
References (9)
Core 9
Core References
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://pear.php.net/package/LiveUser/download/
Patch vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015659
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16761
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24853
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24852
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425711/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/466
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0697
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00103-02212006
Scores
EPSS
0.1418
EPSS Percentile
94.4%
Details
Status
published
Products (29)
pear/pear_liveuser
0.3
pear/pear_liveuser
0.5
pear/pear_liveuser
0.5.1
pear/pear_liveuser
0.6
pear/pear_liveuser
0.6.1
pear/pear_liveuser
0.7
pear/pear_liveuser
0.8
pear/pear_liveuser
0.8.1
pear/pear_liveuser
0.9
pear/pear_liveuser
0.10.0
... and 19 more
Published
Feb 23, 2006
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026