CVE-2006-1229
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSQL injection vulnerability in search.asp in Hosting Controller 6.1 (Hotfix 2.9) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the search parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in Hosting Controller 6.1's search.asp allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary SQL commands through the search parameter. The vulnerability stems from unsanitized user input being directly incorporated into SQL queries, enabling database manipulation, data exfiltration, or potential system compromise.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 6.1_hotfix_2.9CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Hosting Controller installationLocate the Hosting Controller installation directory on the server - typical paths may include C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\ or C:\Program Files\Hosting Controller\. Check for the presence of the application structure.Affected if Hosting Controller software is not found on the system
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Confirm installed versionCheck the version information of the installed Hosting Controller. Look for version files, about pages, or registry entries that display the exact version number.Affected if The installed version is exactly 6.1_hotfix_2.9
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Locate vulnerable search.asp scriptIdentify the search.asp file within the Hosting Controller web directory. This file is part of the hosting control panel web interface.Affected if search.asp exists in the Hosting Controller web directory
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Verify search functionality is exposedConfirm that search.asp is accessible via the web server. Check if the file can be reached through HTTP/HTTPS requests to the control panel URL.Affected if search.asp is accessible via web request and responds to the search parameter
A system is affected if Hosting Controller version 6.1_hotfix_2.9 is installed and the search.asp file is accessible, as this version contains the unsanitized search parameter vulnerable to SQL injection.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement parameterized queries or prepared statements in search.asp to properly sanitize user input before incorporating it into SQL statements. If no vendor patch is available, manually review and rewrite the search functionality using secure database access methods.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2006-1229 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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