VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.10%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.10%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.10% probability · 81th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-863
- Affected
- chetcpasswd project/chetcpasswd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=394454Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=116371297325564&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22967Broken Link, Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=68912&release_id=466649Product
- http://www.osvdb.org/30544Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21102Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30451Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=394454Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=116371297325564&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22967Broken Link, Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=68912&release_id=466649Product
- http://www.osvdb.org/30544Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21102Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30451Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.