CVE-2006-2522

Public Exploit

Description

Dayfox Blog 2.0 and earlier stores user credentials in edit/slog_users.txt under the web document root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.36% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory altervista.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/25689	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016163	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1904	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26623	vdb entry
http://colander.altervista.org/advisory/DayfoxBlog.txt	exploit vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20216	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2522?: CVE-2006-2522 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2522?: To fix CVE-2006-2522, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-2522 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2522 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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