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TI-2006-06716 Aliases CVE-2006-6974GHSA-f696-p9v9-xq8v

Headstart Solutions DeskPRO stores sensitive information under the web root with…

Priority LOW 36Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Headstart Solutions DeskPRO stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to (1) list files in the includes/ directory; obtain the SQL username and password via a direct request for (2) config.php and (3) config.php.bak in includes/; read files in (4) email/, (5) admin/graphs/, (6) includes/javascript/, and (7) certain other includes/ directories via direct requests; and download SQL database data via direct requests for (8) data.sql, (9) install.sql, (10) settings.sql, and possibly other files in install/v2data/.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01389 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:headstart_solutions:deskpro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableHeadstart Solutions
  • cpe:2.3:a:headstart_solutions:deskpro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Headstart Solutions

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-6974
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f696-p9v9-xq8v

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2006-06715 Headstart Solutions DeskPRO does not require authentication for certain files and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2006-06742 Headstart Solutions DeskPRO allows remote attackers to obtain the full path via direct… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2006-06740 install/loader_help.php in Headstart Solutions DeskPRO allows remote attackers to obtain… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2006-06741 attachment.php in Headstart Solutions DeskPRO allows remote attackers to read all… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2007-04273 Direct static code injection vulnerability in admincp/user_help.php in Headstart… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.5
  • TI-2007-04272 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Headstart Solutions DeskPRO 3.0.2… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.5

Sources

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