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Vulnerability record · CVE-2006-5971 · published 18 November 2006

CVE-2006-5971: Verity ultraseek vulnerability

Verity · Ultraseek

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.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.7% · top 23.1%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
1.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/22892 Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/30289
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451847/100/0/threaded
http://www.ultraseek.com/support/docs/RELNOTES.txt
http://www.ultraseek.com/support/docs/release_notes/ultraseek.5.6.2.txt
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-042.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30321
http://secunia.com/advisories/22892 Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/30289
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451847/100/0/threaded
http://www.ultraseek.com/support/docs/RELNOTES.txt
http://www.ultraseek.com/support/docs/release_notes/ultraseek.5.6.2.txt
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-042.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30321

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2006-5971), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.