CVE-2006-6973: Headstart Solutions Deskpro

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Headstart Solutions DeskPRO does not require authentication for certain files and directories associated with administrative activities, which allows remote attackers to (1) reinstall the application via a direct request for install/index.php; (2) delete the database via a do=delete_database QUERY_STRING to a renamed copy of install/index.php; or access the administration system, after guessing a filename, via a direct request for a file in (3) admin/ or (4) tech/.

Affected products

Published 2007-02-07. Last modified 2026-06-16.