CVE-2006-6257
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 1.6%EU EUVD
The file manager in AlternC 0.9.5 and earlier, when warnings are enabled in PHP, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via certain folder names such as ones composed of JavaScript code, which reveal the path in a warning message.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 1.6% (76th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-6240)
- Published
- December 4, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-6240 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- alternc / alternc
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23144
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1965
- http://www.ground418.org/exploits/read.php?file=06-alternC-095.txt(Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452988/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21355(Exploit)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4851
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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