CVE-2006-6808
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CVE-2006-6808 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-admin/templates.php in WordPress 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the file parameter. NOTE: some sources have reported this as a vulnerability in the get_file_description function in wp-admin/admin-functions.php.. EPSS estimates a 6.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-admin/templates.php in WordPress 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the file parameter. NOTE: some sources have reported this as a vulnerability in the get_file_description function in wp-admin/admin-functions.php.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wordpress | Wordpress | <= 2.0.5 | — |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | 0.6.2 | Beta 2 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | 0.6.2.1 | Beta 2 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | 0.7 | — |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | 0.71 | — |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.2 | — |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.2.1 | — |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.2.2 | — |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.5 | — |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.5.1 | — |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.5.1.2 | — |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.5.1.3 | — |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | 1.5.2 | — |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0 | — |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.1 | — |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.2 | — |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.3 | — |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | 2.0.4 | — |
References
- http://michaeldaw.org/Exploit, Patch
- http://michaeldaw.org/Exploit, Patch
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