CVE-2006-5715

high

Description

Easy File Sharing (EFS) Easy Address Book 1.2, when run on an NTFS file system, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files under the web root by appending "::$DATA" to the end of an HTTP GET request, which accesses the alternate data stream.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2699

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29976

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4312

http://secunia.com/advisories/22681

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-11-04

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.04938