7.5
HIGH
CVE-2006-6679
Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd HTTP Header Spoofing Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 21, 2006, 7:28 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 25, 2024, 2:20 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2006-6679 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-6679 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Chetcpasswd_project chetcpasswd
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-6679.

URL Resource
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=394454 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=116371297325564&w=2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22967 Broken Link Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=68912&release_id=466649 Product
http://www.osvdb.org/30544 Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21102 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30451 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Dockerfile Go Ruby HTML

Updated: 11 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 17, 2023, 11:40 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-6679 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-6679 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 25, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=394454 Third Party Advisory http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=394454 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/22967 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/22967 Broken Link, Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=68912&release_id=466649 Patch http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=68912&release_id=466649 Product
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21102 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21102 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30451 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30451 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-264
    Added CWE NIST CWE-863
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pedro_lineu_orso:chetcpasswd:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pedro_lineu_orso:chetcpasswd:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pedro_lineu_orso:chetcpasswd:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pedro_lineu_orso:chetcpasswd:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pedro_lineu_orso:chetcpasswd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.3.3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:chetcpasswd_project:chetcpasswd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.4
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/30451 [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30451 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/22967 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/22967 Third Party Advisory, Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=116371297325564&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=116371297325564&w=2 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21102 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21102 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/30451 No Types Assigned http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/30451 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=394454 No Types Assigned http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=394454 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.osvdb.org/30544 No Types Assigned http://www.osvdb.org/30544 Broken Link
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=116371297325564&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=116371297325564&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 21, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-6679 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.52 }} 0.44%

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0.86977

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