CVE-2006-5971
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in admin/logfile.txt in Verity Ultraseek before 5.6.2...
Absolute 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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Absolute 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.
- Record
CVE-2006-5971- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Absolute 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.
- Record
CVE-2006-5971- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-5954 No score
Absolute 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.
- Record
EUVD-2006-5954- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-32hj-wrr2-2q83 No score
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in admin/logfile.txt in Verity Ultraseek before 5.6.2...
Absolute 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.
- Record
GHSA-32hj-wrr2-2q83- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-5971 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Verity Ultraseek, published November 18, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.75%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
ultraseek.com/support/docs/RELNOTES.txt
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30321
osvdb.org/30289
secunia.com/advisories/22892
securityfocus.com/archive/1/451847/100/0/threaded
zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-042.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5971
github.com/advisories/GHSA-32hj-wrr2-2q83