CVE-2006-6974

Public Exploit

Description

Headstart Solutions DeskPRO stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to (1) list files in the includes/ directory; obtain the SQL username and password via a direct request for (2) config.php and (3) config.php.bak in includes/; read files in (4) email/, (5) admin/graphs/, (6) includes/javascript/, and (7) certain other includes/ directories via direct requests; and download SQL database data via direct requests for (8) data.sql, (9) install.sql, (10) settings.sql, and possibly other files in install/v2data/.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.47%

Vendor Advisory zion-security.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.zion-security.com/text/Mul_Vulnerability_DeskPro.txt	vendor advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6974?: CVE-2006-6974 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6974?: To fix CVE-2006-6974, 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-2006-6974 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-6974 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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