Unscored severity · published Dec 28, 2006
CVE-2006-6808
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
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CVSS
6.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.9% · higher than 94% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WO
WordPress · WordPress
through 2.0.5; 0.6.2; 0.6.2.1; 0.7; 0.71; 1.2; +12 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6808
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-6808
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=116722128631087&w=2
Exploit
http://michaeldaw.org/
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23587
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23741
security.gentoo.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-10.xml
trac.wordpress.org
http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset/4665
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