CVE-2006-2677
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 · uneditedSiteScape Forum 7.2 and possibly earlier stores the avf.rc configuraiton file under the web document root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive path 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 · high confidenceSiteScape Forum 7.2 stores the avf.rc configuration file within the web document root instead of outside the accessible web directory. This allows remote attackers to directly request and retrieve this file via HTTP, exposing sensitive file system path information that could aid further attacks.
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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= 7.2CVSS 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
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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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Identify SiteScape Forum installation and versionCheck for the presence of SiteScape Forum software and determine the installed version. Common installation paths may include /var/www/, /opt/, or C:\Program Files\. Look for version indicators in program files, configuration, or about pages.Affected if SiteScape Forum version 7.2 is installed
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Locate the avf.rc configuration fileSearch for the avf.rc file in the SiteScape Forum installation directory. Common paths may include the config, conf, or data directories within the SiteScape Forum application root.Affected if The avf.rc file exists in the SiteScape Forum installation directory
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Determine the avf.rc file location relative to web rootIdentify the web document root configured for the web server serving SiteScape Forum. Compare the full path of the avf.rc file to the web document root path to determine if it resides within or outside the web-accessible directory tree.Affected if The avf.rc file path is inside the web document root directory
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Test HTTP access to avf.rcUsing a web browser or command-line tool (such as curl or wget), attempt to request the avf.rc file via HTTP. Construct a URL such as http://[hostname]/[path-to-avf.rc] or http://[hostname]/avf.rc and check if the file contents are returned.Affected if The avf.rc file is downloadable via HTTP request, exposing configuration contents including file system paths
A user is affected if SiteScape Forum 7.2 is installed and the avf.rc configuration file is accessible via HTTP from within the web document root.
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 dataMove the avf.rc configuration file to a location outside the web document root, or configure the web server to deny HTTP access to this file using access control rules.
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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-2006-2677 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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