HIGH
The edit_textarea function in form-file.c in Netrik 1.15.4 and earlier does not properly verify temporary filenames when editing textarea fields, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename
Published Dec 21, 2006
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.84%
Description
The edit_textarea function in form-file.c in Netrik 1.15.4 and earlier does not properly verify temporary filenames when editing textarea fields, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the filename.
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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.84% 0.01842
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01842
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.84% (0.01842) | 78.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.77% (0.01771) | 75.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.60% (0.00602) | 67.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.48% (0.00482) | 76.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.48% (0.00482) | 75.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 1, 2023 | 0.48% (0.00482) | 73.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 16, 2023 | 0.51% (0.00512) | 73.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 0.50% (0.00503) | 73.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2023 | 0.48% (0.00479) | 72.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.43% (0.00425) | 70.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://netrik.cvs.sourceforge.net/netrik/netrik/form-file.c?r1=1.3&r2=1.4 x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23822 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=472131&group_id=23183 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1251 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22158 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5092 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://netrik.cvs.sourceforge.net/netrik/netrik/form-file.c?r1=1.3&r2=1.4 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23822 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=472131&group_id=23183 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1251 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22158 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5092 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 21, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 20, 2006
Link CVE-2006-6678
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a