CVE-2006-6279 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

index.php in @lex Guestbook 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a skin parameter referencing a nonexistent skin, which reveals the installation path in an error message.

Published: 2006-12-04

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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:alexphpteam:alex_guestbook:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-6262	index.php in @lex Guestbook 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a skin parameter referencing a nonexistent skin, which reveals the installation path in an error message.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00596.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/23181
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1964
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453123/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21373
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4807
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30638

History

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Subscriptions

Alexphpteam Alex Guestbook

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-07T20:19:35.141Z

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

Link: CVE-2006-6279

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

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

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

Link: CVE-2006-6279

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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