Vulnerabilities > CVE-2006-6679 - Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Chetcpasswd Project Chetcpasswd

047910
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
NONE
network
low complexity
chetcpasswd-project
CWE-863

Summary

Pedro Lineu Orso chetcpasswd before 2.4 relies on the X-Forwarded-For HTTP header when verifying a client's status on an IP address ACL, which allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access by spoofing this header.

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)