CVE-2006-5600

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-10-28 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Axalto Protiva 1.1, possibly only non-commercial versions, stores passwords in plaintext in files with insecure permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges by reading the passwords from (1) KeyTool\keytool.config or (2) webapps\protiva\WEB-INF\classes\authserver.config.

Affected products

Axalto Protiva: 1.1

References

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1793
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449891/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20755
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29839
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1793
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449891/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20755
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29839

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