CVE-2006-6258 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The phpmyadmin subsystem in AlternC 0.9.5 and earlier transmits the SQL password in cleartext in a cookie, which might allow remote attackers to obtain the password by sniffing or by conducting a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack.

Published: 2006-12-04

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 2.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:alternc:alternc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2006-6241	The phpmyadmin subsystem in AlternC 0.9.5 and earlier transmits the SQL password in cleartext in a cookie, which might allow remote attackers to obtain the password by sniffing or by conducting a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02339.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/23144
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1965
http://www.ground418.org/exploits/read.php?file=06-alternC-095.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452988/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21355
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4851
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30625

History

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Subscriptions

Alternc Alternc

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-12-04T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T20:19:35.079Z

Reserved: 2006-12-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-6258

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-12-04T11:28:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2006-6258

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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