CVE-2006-4581 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in The Address Book 1.04e validates the Content-Type header but not the file extension, which allows remote attackers to upload arbitrary PHP scripts.

Published: 2007-01-03

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very 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:the_address_book:the_address_book:1.04e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-4569	Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in The Address Book 1.04e validates the Content-Type header but not the file extension, which allows remote attackers to upload arbitrary PHP scripts.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00524.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/32560
http://secunia.com/advisories/21694
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-76/advisory/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21870
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31250

History

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Subscriptions

The Address Book The Address Book

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: flexera

Published: 2007-01-03T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:14:47.595Z

Reserved: 2006-09-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-4581

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-4581

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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