CVE-2006-6257
The file manager in AlternC 0.9.5 and earlier, when warnings are enabled in PHP, allows remote...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-6257- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-6257- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-6240 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2006-6240- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r8v9-8jjq-jxjx No score
The file manager in AlternC 0.9.5 and earlier, when warnings are enabled in PHP, allows remote...
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.
- Record
GHSA-r8v9-8jjq-jxjx- 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-2006-6257 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Alternc, published December 4, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.58%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/archive/1/452988/100/0/threaded
securityreason.com/securityalert/1965
ground418.org/exploits/read.php?file=06-alternC-095.txt
secunia.com/advisories/23144
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4851
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6257
github.com/advisories/GHSA-r8v9-8jjq-jxjx