HIGH
The phpmyadmin subsystem in AlternC 0.9.5 and earlier transmits the SQL password in cleartext in a cookie, which might allow remote attackers to obtain the password by sniffing or by conducting a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack
Published Dec 4, 2006
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.57%
Description
The phpmyadmin subsystem in AlternC 0.9.5 and earlier transmits the SQL password in cleartext in a cookie, which might allow remote attackers to obtain the password by sniffing or by conducting a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack.
Affected products
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.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.57% 0.02575
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02575
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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.57% (0.02575) | 84.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.48% (0.02477) | 82.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.84% (0.01841) | 81.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 23.87% (0.23866) | 96.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 15, 2024 | 7.34% (0.07336) | 94.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 30, 2024 | 6.05% (0.06050) | 92.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 15, 2023 | 6.46% (0.06460) | 92.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 8, 2023 | 4.37% (0.04368) | 91.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 3.13% (0.03126) | 89.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 24, 2023 | 1.79% (0.01793) | 86.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | 2.07% (0.02071) | 87.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.77% (0.01769) | 86.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23144 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1965 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.ground418.org/exploits/read.php?file=06-alternC-095.txt x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452988/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21355 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4851 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30625 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23144 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1965 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.ground418.org/exploits/read.php?file=06-alternC-095.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452988/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21355 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4851 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30625 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 4, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 3, 2006
Link CVE-2006-6258
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a