CVE-2006-2942
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.016 · 75 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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affected products (4)
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references (16)
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- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2006-q2/0032.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20596enisa_euvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016323enisa_euvd
- http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlertTWiki4PrivilegeElevationenisa_euvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/26623enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18506enisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2415enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27336enisa_euvd
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