CVE-2006-5986 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in Extreme CMS version 0.9 and potentially earlier, specifically within the admin/options.php file. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to perform unauthorized actions, and its impact could be amplified if combined with other vulnerabilities like cross-site scripting. With a CVSS score of 6.8, it is considered a medium-severity vulnerability, indicating that it can be exploited over a network with medium attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:extreme_cms:extreme_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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