# CVE-2006-6472: Misconfiguration in n/a

> Xerox WorkCentre devices have port 443 always active, potentially exposing services to remote attackers with unknown impact.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not stated
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Dec 2006
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r89m-2fh5-5x5m

## What is CVE-2006-6472?

CVE-2006-6472 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Dec 2006. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The httpd.conf file in Xerox WorkCentre and WorkCentre Pro before 12.050.03.000, 13.x before 13.050.03.000, and 14.x before 14.050.03.000 configures port 443 to be always active, which has unknown impact and remote attack vectors.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6472?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Xerox Workcentre.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-6472?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6472 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-6472 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6472 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2009-1656](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1656/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-2824](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2824/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-6470](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6470/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-6471](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6471/): Misconfiguration in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-6473](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6473/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-6472 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-6472 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Dec 2006. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6472 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-2006-6472/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6472/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-6472
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6472
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-6472

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6472/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.