Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in (1) login.pl and (2) admin.pl in (a) SQL-Ledger before 2.6.19 and (b) LedgerSMB before 1.0.0p1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary Perl code via an unspecified terminal parameter value containing ../ (dot dot slash).
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | sql-ledger | 2.6.19-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | sql-ledger | 2.6.19-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | sql-ledger | 2.6.19-1 | — |
| Debian 3.1 | sql-ledger | 2.4.7-2sarge1 | DSA-1239-1 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- SQL-Ledger 2.6.x/LedgerSMB 1.0 - 'Terminal' Directory Traversal EDB-28514 · webapps · Sep 12, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 1
- DSA-1239-1 sql-ledger Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 19960 vdb-entry
- http://www.sql-ledger.org/cgi-bin/nav.pl?page=news.html&title=What%27s%20New
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=175965&release_id=446778
- 1553 third-party-advisory
- 21886 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2006-3555 vdb-entry
- sqlledger-ledgersmb-terminal-file-include(28885) vdb-entry
- http://svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ledger-smb/trunk/login.pl?r1=53&r2=69
- 20060912 LedgerSMB 1.0.0 and SQL-Ledger 2.6.18 and earler arbitrary code execution mailing-list
- ADV-2006-3554 vdb-entry
- 21824 third-party-advisory