CVE-2006-4258 describes an absolute path traversal vulnerability in the get functionality of Anti-Spam SMTP Proxy (ASSP). This flaw allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files on the system by specifying absolute paths, such as C:\ or UNC paths, in the file parameter. With a CVSS score of 4.0, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring authentication (Au:S) and low attack complexity (AC:L) over the network (AV:N). Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure (C:P) but not integrity or availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The vulnerability has received minimal community discussion and media coverage, indicating a low level of public attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:john_hanna:anti-spam_smtp_proxy_server:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
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