CVE-2006-6679 (GCVE-0-2006-6679)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2006-12-21 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 20:33
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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| http://secunia.com/advisories/22967 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21102 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=116371297325564&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=394454 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Date Public
2006-10-21 00:00
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