CVE-2006-6679

Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd before 2.4 relies on the X-Forwarded-For HTTP header when verifying a client's status on an IP address ACL, which allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access by spoofing this header.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=394454	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=116371297325564&w=2	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22967	Broken Link Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=68912&release_id=466649	Product
http://www.osvdb.org/30544	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21102	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30451	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=394454	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=116371297325564&w=2	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22967	Broken Link Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=68912&release_id=466649	Product
http://www.osvdb.org/30544	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21102	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30451	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:chetcpasswd_project:chetcpasswd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2006-12-21 19:28

Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30

NVD link : CVE-2006-6679

Mitre link : CVE-2006-6679

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2006-6679

JSON object : View

Products Affected

chetcpasswd_project

chetcpasswd

CWE

CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization

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