CVE-2006-2942 (GCVE-0-2006-2942)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2006-06-20 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 18:06
VLAI
Summary
TWiki 4.0.0, 4.0.1, and 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to gain Twiki administrator privileges via a TWiki.TWikiRegistration form with a modified action attribute that references the Sandbox web instead of the user web, which can then be used to associate the user's login name with the WikiName of a member of the TWikiAdminGroup.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 29/100 over 2338 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
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http://secunia.com/advisories/20596 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2415 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016323 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlert… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18506 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/… mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCH
Date Public
2006-06-16 00:00
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Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Vulnerability timeline

Sightings and recorded dates, grouped by day · UTC

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