CVE-2006-5971 describes an absolute path traversal vulnerability in Verity Ultraseek versions prior to 5.6.2. Specifically, the admin/logfile.txt component is susceptible to remote attackers reading arbitrary files by manipulating the 'name' variable. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with a low attack complexity and no authentication required, potentially leading to unauthorized information disclosure. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:verity:ultraseek:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.