VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2006-6679
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability2.11%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2006-12-21
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Description
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Product
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Product
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link