CVE DATABASE / CVE-2006-6679
CVE-2006-6679
CVSS 7.5 · HIGH
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.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 7.5 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | NONE |
| Availability | NONE |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
Chetcpasswd_project chetcpasswd
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References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=394454
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=116371297325564&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22967
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=68912&release_id=466649
- http://www.osvdb.org/30544
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21102
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30451
Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2026-04-23. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.