CVE-2006-3833
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 · uneditedindex.php in EJ3 TOPo 2.2.178 allows remote attackers to overwrite existing entries and establish new passwords for the overwritten entries via a URL with a modified entry ID.
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 confidenceThis is an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability in EJ3 TOPo 2.2.178's index.php. The application fails to validate user authorization before allowing entry modifications, permitting remote attackers to manipulate entry IDs in URLs to overwrite existing entries and set new passwords without authentication.
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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= 2.2.178CVSS 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
- None
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/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 EJ3 TOPo installation and versionLocate the EJ3 TOPo application files and check for version indicators such as a version file, header comments in PHP files, or a version display in the application interface. Common locations include the web root directory and subdirectories like /topo or /ej3.Affected if The installed version is exactly 2.2.178
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Verify index.php existsCheck for the presence of index.php in the EJ3 TOPo web directory. This file is reported as the vulnerable component.Affected if index.php exists in the EJ3 TOPo installation directory
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Confirm entry modification functionalityExamine index.php and related files to determine if the application provides functionality for modifying entries. Look for POST or GET parameters related to entry updates, password changes, or entry ID handling.Affected if The application includes entry modification or password change functionality accessible through index.php
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Inspect access control on entry modificationReview the source code of index.php and any included files to identify if authorization checks occur before processing entry modification requests. Look for session validation, permission checks, or user ownership verification before allowing updates.Affected if No authorization or session validation is performed before allowing entry modifications to proceed
You are affected if EJ3 TOPo version 2.2.178 is installed and the application exposes entry modification functionality through index.php without verifying user authorization before processing changes.
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 proper authorization checks to verify the user has permission to modify specific entries before processing any modification requests. Validate session authentication and enforce access control on all entry modification operations.
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