CVE-2006-4798

Exp

SQL-Ledger before 2.4.4 stores a password in a query string, which might allow context-dependent attackers to obtain the password via a Referer field or browser history.

Published: 2006-09-14 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-4798 is rated Exploit Available (55.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.39%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-4798

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-4798

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-05-03 0.32% 0.39% +0.07%
2 2025-03-30 0.38% 0.32% -0.06%
3 2025-03-29 0.38%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-4798

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-4798

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-4798

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2006-4798 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (sql-ledger), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-4798
ubuntu medium CVE-2006-4798 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (sql-ledger), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, upstream): released 5. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-4798

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-4798

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dws_systems_inc. sql-ledger <= 2.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:dws_systems_inc.:sql-ledger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-4798

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