Verity Ultraseek /highlight/index.html same information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Verity Ultraseek. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /highlight/index.html. Performing a manipulation of the argument same results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2006-5819. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Verity Ultraseek (the affected version is unknown). This affects an unknown code of the file /highlight/index.html. The manipulation of the argument same with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Verity Ultraseek before 5.7 allows remote attackers to use the server as a proxy for web attacks and host scanning via a direct request to the highlight/index.html script.

The bug was discovered 02/01/2006. The weakness was disclosed 11/15/2006 by Sullo and Sullo (Website). The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-5819 since 11/08/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

After 1 days, there has been an exploit disclosed. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 287 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:highlight/index.html it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23651 (Verity Ultraseek < 5.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30311), Tenable (23651), SecurityFocus (BID 21120†), OSVDB (30286†) and Secunia (SA22892†). The entries VDB-33329, VDB-33328, VDB-33327 and VDB-84838 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 23651
Nessus Name: Verity Ultraseek < 5.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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02/01/2006 🔍
11/08/2006 +280 days 🔍
11/15/2006 +7 days 🔍
11/16/2006 +1 days 🔍
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04/27/2026 +3641 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Researcher: Sullo, Sullo
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-5819 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5819
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-84837
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X-Force: 30311
SecurityFocus: 21120 - Verity Ultraseek Information Disclosure and Request Proxying Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22892
OSVDB: 30286 - Verity Ultraseek /highlight/index.html Arbitrary Proxy
SecurityTracker: 1017235

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/08/2016 20:07
Updated: 04/27/2026 22:47
Changes: 05/08/2016 20:07 (61), 11/29/2018 10:10 (9), 01/16/2025 22:34 (19), 04/27/2026 22:47 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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