CVE-2006-6888 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can obtain administrative credentials by directly accessing the user data file due to insufficient access controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-6888?
CVE-2006-6888 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jan 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
P-News 1.16 and 1.17 store sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain the administrative account name and password hash via a direct request for db/user.dat.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6888?
It affects 1 product.
Products include P-News P-News.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6888?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6888 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-6888 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-6888 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vh2g-rpmx-8c64.