CVE-2006-0686 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

add_user.php in Virtual Hosting Control System (VHCS) 2.4.7.1 and earlier does not check user privileges when adding a new administrative user, which allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access.

Published: 2006-02-15

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 2.4% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:virtual_hosting_control_system:virtual_hosting_control_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-0693	add_user.php in Virtual Hosting Control System (VHCS) 2.4.7.1 and earlier does not check user privileges when adding a new administrative user, which allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02388.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/18799
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/430
http://www.rs-labs.com/adv/RS-Labs-Advisory-2006-1.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424816/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16600
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0534
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24667

History

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Subscriptions

Virtual Hosting Control System Virtual Hosting Control System

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-02-15T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:41:29.239Z

Reserved: 2006-02-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-0686

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-02-15T00:02:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-0686

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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