CVE-2006-6817
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 · uneditedAlstraSoft Web Host Directory allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by requesting any invalid URI, which reveals the path in an error message, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-2617.
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 confidenceAlstraSoft Web Host Directory reveals full file system paths in error messages when invalid URIs are requested. This path disclosure can aid attackers in reconnaissance by revealing server directory structures and potentially identifying other vulnerabilities.
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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 dataall versionsCVSS 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 if Alstrasoft Webhost Directory is installedCheck your web server for the presence of Alstrasoft Webhost Directory by looking for its typical installation paths (such as /webhost, /whd, or the presence of 'webhost' directory under web root). Inspect your web server's document root for directories containing 'Alstrasoft' or 'WebHost' in the name.Affected if The product directory exists on the server
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Send a request with an invalid URIUsing a web browser or curl tool, send an HTTP request to the Alstrasoft Webhost Directory URL with a clearly invalid or non-existent URI path, such as: http://yourdomain.com/index.php?page=nonexistentfile or http://yourdomain.com/nonexistentpath123Affected if A valid HTTP response is returned with an error message
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Inspect the error response for file system pathsExamine the HTML or text content of the error response. Look for strings that resemble full file system paths, such as paths starting with /home/, /var/www/, C:\, or containing directory structures like /usr/local/apache/htdocs/, /web/content/, etc.Affected if The error message displays an absolute or relative file system path to a server directory
You are affected if Alstrasoft Webhost Directory is installed and error messages triggered by invalid URIs contain full file system paths that reveal server directory structures.
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 custom error pages that display generic messages without exposing server file paths. Configure the web server and application to handle errors gracefully without revealing stack traces or system paths.
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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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- 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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