CVE-2006-5971
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 · uneditedAbsolute path traversal vulnerability in admin/logfile.txt in Verity Ultraseek before 5.6.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the name variable.
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 confidenceAbsolute path traversal vulnerability in Verity Ultraseek's admin/logfile.txt allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by manipulating the 'name' variable to include path traversal sequences (e.g., ../../../etc/passwd). This is a classic CWE-22 input validation failure where user-supplied filename input is not properly sanitized before being used in file operations.
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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<= 5.6.2CVSS 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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Confirm Verity Ultraseek is installedCheck for Verity Ultraseek installation directories, services, or consult your software inventory for Verity Ultraseek. Common installation paths may include /opt/ultraseek or similar.Affected if Verity Ultraseek is present on the system
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Identify installed versionLocate version information in the installation, typically found in a version file, about page, or the admin interface login page. Compare the version number to the affected range: versions <= 5.6.2 are vulnerable.Affected if Installed version is 5.6.2 or lower
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Verify admin interface is network-accessibleDetermine if the /admin/ endpoint of the Ultraseek web application is accessible from network locations other than localhost. Check firewall rules, network ACLs, and reverse proxy configurations.Affected if The admin interface is exposed to untrusted networks
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Confirm vulnerable endpoint existsAttempt to access the logfile.txt endpoint: http://[host]/admin/logfile.txt?name=../../test. Verify if the application processes the name parameter without proper sanitization.Affected if The application accepts path traversal sequences in the name parameter and returns file contents
A system is affected if it runs Verity Ultraseek version 5.6.2 or lower with the admin interface network-accessible and the application accepts path traversal in the name parameter.
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 dataUpgrade to Verity Ultraseek 5.6.2 or later which contains the patch. As a temporary measure, restrict network access to the admin interface and implement Web Application Firewall rules to block path traversal patterns in the name parameter.
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