Vulnerability in Ultimate Helpdesk

CVE-2006-6381

Directory traversal vulnerability in getfile.asp in Ultimate HelpDesk allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter.

Published 2006-12-07 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.027 (85.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.027 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Ultimate Helpdesk

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2881 (exploit)
secunia.com/advisories/23225 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4819 (vdb-entry)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30722 (vdb-entry)