CVE-2006-2247 Information disclosure in n/a
Medium 5.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-2247 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2006-2247 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 May 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2247 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2247/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2247/index.md)
Remote attackers can enumerate valid usernames by observing distinct error messages in WebCalendar, facilitating targeted attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-2247?
CVE-2006-2247 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 May 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
WebCalendar 1.0.1 to 1.0.3 generates different error messages depending on whether or not a username is valid, which allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2247?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Webcalendar Webcalendar.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2247?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2006-2247 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2247 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DSA-1056-1, GHSA-437p-pvrc-cr2c.