Adodb Date LibraryApplication · John Lim

CVE-2006-4976

MEDIUM · 5.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2006-09-25

Mitigation only

No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.

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59/100

Remediation priority · Elevated

Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description

NVD · unedited

The Date Library in John Lim ADOdb Library for PHP allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request for (1) server.php, (2) adodb-errorpear.inc.php, (3) adodb-iterator.inc.php, (4) adodb-pear.inc.php, (5) adodb-perf.inc.php, (6) adodb-xmlschema.inc.php, and (7) adodb.inc.php; files in datadict including (8) datadict-access.inc.php, (9) datadict-db2.inc.php, (10) datadict-generic.inc.php, (11) datadict-ibase.inc.php, (12) datadict-informix.inc.php, (13) datadict-mssql.inc.php, (14) datadict-mysql.inc.php, (15) datadict-oci8.inc.php, (16) datadict-postgres.inc.php, and (17) datadict-sybase.inc.php; files in drivers/ including (18) adodb-access.inc.php, (19) adodb-ado.inc.php, (20) adodb-ado_access.inc.php, (21) adodb-ado_mssql.inc.php, (22) adodb-borland_ibase.inc.php, (23) adodb-csv.inc.php, (24) adodb-db2.inc.php, (25) adodb-fbsql.inc.php, (26) adodb-firebird.inc.php, (27) adodb-ibase.inc.php, (28) adodb-informix.inc.php, (29) adodb-informix72.inc.php, (30) adodb-mssql.inc.php, (31) adodb-mssqlpo.inc.php, (32) adodb-mysql.inc.php, (33) adodb-mysqli.inc.php, (34) adodb-mysqlt.inc.php, (35) adodb-oci8.inc.php, (36) adodb-oci805.inc.php, (37) adodb-oci8po.inc.php, (38) adodb-odbc.inc.php, (39) adodb-odbc_mssql.inc.php, (40) adodb-odbc_oracle.inc.php, (41) adodb-oracle.inc.php, (42) adodb-postgres64.inc.php, (43) adodb-postgres7.inc.php, (44) adodb-proxy.inc.php, (45) adodb-sapdb.inc.php, (46) adodb-sqlanywhere.inc.php, (47) adodb-sqlite.inc.php, (48) adodb-sybase.inc.php, (49) adodb-vfp.inc.php; file in perf/ including (50) perf-db2.inc.php, (51) perf-informix.inc.php, (52) perf-mssql.inc.php, (53) perf-mysql.inc.php, (54) perf-oci8.inc.php, (55) perf-postgres.inc.php; tests/ files (56) benchmark.php, (57) client.php, (58) test-datadict.php, (59) test-perf.php, (60) test-pgblob.php, (61) test-php5.php, (62) test-xmlschema.php, (63) test.php, (64) test2.php, (65) test3.php, (66) test4.php, (67) test5.php, (68) test_rs_array.php, (69) testcache.php, (70) testdatabases.inc.php, (71) testgenid.php, (72) testmssql.php, (73) testoci8.php, (74) testoci8cursor.php, (75) testpaging.php, (76) testpear.php, (77) testsessions.php, (78) time.php, or (79) tmssql.php, which reveals the path in various error messages.

Technical summary

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Multiple PHP files in the ADOdb library (core library files, database drivers, datadict utilities, perf monitoring files, and test scripts) can be directly requested via HTTP, causing PHP to reveal the full server filesystem path in error messages. This is a classic information disclosure vulnerability where include files meant to be only included via other scripts are accessible directly.

MitigationMove the ADOdb library outside the web root directory, or configure the web server to deny direct access to these PHP files, particularly removing all test files from production deployments.

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Affected products & versions

NVD · CPE data

Adodb Date LibraryApplication

Affected:all versions

CVSS breakdown

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?

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

Locate ADOdb installation

Search for the adodb directory in your web server document root or check your application dependencies for ADOdb inclusion

Affected if The adodb directory is found within the web server document root (htdocs, www, public_html, or equivalent)
Identify web-accessible PHP files

List PHP files in the ADOdb directory, particularly in subdirectories named test, tests, or examples

Affected if PHP files exist in ADOdb subdirectories that are reachable via HTTP from the web server
Test for path disclosure

Use a web browser or curl to request a PHP file directly from the ADOdb directory (such as adodb/test/connection.htm or any .php file)

Affected if The HTTP response contains an error message that reveals the absolute server filesystem path
Check for test scripts in production

Review the ADOdb installation for test scripts or debugging files that may be publicly accessible

Affected if Test scripts, debug scripts, or example files from ADOdb are present and accessible via HTTP in the production environment

Your environment is affected if ADOdb is installed within the web document root and direct HTTP requests to its PHP files can trigger error messages exposing the server filesystem path.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

Remediation

From vendor data

Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime

Mitigation

Move the ADOdb library outside the web root directory, or configure the web server to deny direct access to these PHP files, particularly removing all test files from production deployments.

Fix this in Adodb Date Library Scoped from the published advisory

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At a glance

A fix existsA vendor remedy is published

Severity 5.0 Medium

Exploit likelihood EPSS, next 30 days 1.4%

Affects: Adodb Date Library

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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.

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.

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.

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