CVE-2006-6257

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-12-04 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The file manager in AlternC 0.9.5 and earlier, when warnings are enabled in PHP, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via certain folder names such as ones composed of JavaScript code, which reveal the path in a warning message.

Affected products

Alternc: through 0.9.5

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/23144
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1965
http://www.ground418.org/exploits/read.php?file=06-alternC-095.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452988/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21355
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4851
http://secunia.com/advisories/23144
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1965
http://www.ground418.org/exploits/read.php?file=06-alternC-095.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452988/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21355
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4851

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