CVE-2006-6629 describes a vulnerability in lib/WeBWorK/PG/Translator.pm in WeBWorK Program Generation (PG) Language before version 2.3.1. An insufficiently restrictive regular expression allows attackers to load arbitrary macro files if their names contain specific strings like "dangerousMacros.pl". This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity, with a network attack vector, low complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:webwork:program_generation_language:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.