CVE-2006-6973

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2007-02-07 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Headstart Solutions DeskPRO does not require authentication for certain files and directories associated with administrative activities, which allows remote attackers to (1) reinstall the application via a direct request for install/index.php; (2) delete the database via a do=delete_database QUERY_STRING to a renamed copy of install/index.php; or access the administration system, after guessing a filename, via a direct request for a file in (3) admin/ or (4) tech/.

Affected products

Headstart Solutions Deskpro: all versions

References

http://www.zion-security.com/text/Mul_Vulnerability_DeskPro.txt
http://www.zion-security.com/text/Mul_Vulnerability_DeskPro.txt

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