CVE-2006-6617 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

projectserver/logon/pdsrequest.asp in Microsoft Project Server 2003 allows remote authenticated users to obtain the MSProjectUser password for a SQL database via a GetInitializationData request, which includes the information in the UserName and Password tags of the response.

Published: 2006-12-18

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: 32.5% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project_server:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.3248.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051316.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/23391
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2047
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017388
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454497/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21611
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5038
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30905

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Project Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-12-18T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T20:34:00.204Z

Reserved: 2006-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-6617

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-12-18T11:28:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-6617

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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