MEDIUM
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.4, 2.0.x before 2.0.0.8, Mozilla Suite 1.7.13, Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.2 and other versions before 1.1.5, and Netscape 8.1 and earlier allow user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files by tricking a user into typing the characters of the target filename in a text box and using the OnKeyDown, OnKeyPress, and OnKeyUp Javascript keystroke events to change the focus and cause those characters to be inserted into a file upload input control, which can then upload the file when the user submits the form
Published Jun 7, 2006
4.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 9.83%
Description
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.4, 2.0.x before 2.0.0.8, Mozilla Suite 1.7.13, Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.2 and other versions before 1.1.5, and Netscape 8.1 and earlier allow user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files by tricking a user into typing the characters of the target filename in a text box and using the OnKeyDown, OnKeyPress, and OnKeyUp Javascript keystroke events to change the focus and cause those characters to be inserted into a file upload input control, which can then upload the file when the user submits the form.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
9.83% 0.09825
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.09825
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 9.83% (0.09825) | 95.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.65% (0.09648) | 94.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.73% (0.06733) | 90.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 12.37% (0.12368) | 89.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.93% (0.06929) | 90.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 8.70% (0.08701) | 94.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 26, 2024 | 8.70% (0.08701) | 94.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 11, 2024 | 6.34% (0.06337) | 93.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 18, 2023 | 6.97% (0.06969) | 93.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 5.95% (0.05950) | 92.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 11, 2023 | 4.29% (0.04290) | 91.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 3, 2023 | 3.35% (0.03353) | 90.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2023 | 4.09% (0.04089) | 90.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 19, 2023 | 3.89% (0.03887) | 90.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 11, 2023 | 2.41% (0.02406) | 88.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.00% (0.01004) | 81.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 15.27% (0.15272) | 95.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 15.27% (0.15272) | 95.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 15.27% (0.15272) | 91.38th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (45)
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Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 7, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jun 7, 2006
Link CVE-2006-2894
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a