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CVE-2006-6131 Detail

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in (1) WSAdminServer and (2) WSWebServer in Kerio WebSTAR (4D WebSTAR Server Suite) 5.4.2 and earlier allows local users with webstar privileges to gain root privileges via a malicious libucache.dylib helper library in the current working directory.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
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Evaluator Solution

Successful exploitation requires that the attacker is part of the "admin" group or the "webstar" user.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://secunia.com/advisories/22906 CVE, MITRE Exploit  Vendor Advisory 
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1921 CVE, MITRE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017239 CVE, MITRE Exploit 
http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2006-1115a%5D.txt CVE, MITRE
http://www.osvdb.org/30450 CVE, MITRE Exploit 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451832/100/200/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21123 CVE, MITRE Exploit 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4539 CVE, MITRE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30308 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-6131
NVD Published Date:
11/27/2006
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE