# CVE-2006-2900: Information disclosure in n/a

> Attackers can read arbitrary local files by tricking users into typing filenames, which are then uploaded via manipulated JavaScript keystroke events.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.0 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jun 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q95h-8xhw-ccxp

## What is CVE-2006-2900?

CVE-2006-2900 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 7 Jun 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Internet Explorer 6 allows user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files by tricking a user into typing the characters of the target filename in a text box and using the OnKeyDown, OnKeyPress, and OnKeyUp Javascript keystroke events to change the focus and cause those characters to be inserted into a file upload input control, which can then upload the file when the user submits the form.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2900?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Canon Network Camera Server Vb101, Microsoft Ie.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-2900?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2900 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-2900 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2900 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie

- [CVE-2005-4827](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4827/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-1185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1185/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-1188](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1188/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-7065](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-7065/): Null dereference in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2006-3354](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3354/): Null dereference in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-2900 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-2900 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 7 Jun 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2900 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Ie. 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-2006-2900/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2900/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2900
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2900
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-2900

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2900/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.