CVE-2006-2942

Summary

CVECVE-2006-2942
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-06-20 18:02:00 UTC
Updated2017-07-20 01:31:00 UTC
DescriptionTWiki 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Twiki Twiki 4.0.0 All All All
Application Twiki Twiki 4.0.1 All All All
Application Twiki Twiki 4.0.2 All All All
Application Twiki Twiki 4.0.0 All All All
Application Twiki Twiki 4.0.1 All All All
Application Twiki Twiki 4.0.2 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityTracker.com Archives - TWiki 'TWiki.TWikiRegistration' Access Control Error Lets Remote Authenticated Users Gain Elevated Privileges SECTRACK securitytracker.com Patch
Secunia - Advisories - TWiki Registration Account Override Vulnerability SECUNIA secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
TWiki Homepage Creation Privilege Escalation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Patch
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com
26623 OSVDB www.osvdb.org
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
SecurityAlertTWiki4PrivilegeElevation < Codev < TWiki CONFIRM twiki.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
20060616 TWiki Security Advisory: Privilege elevation with crafted registration form (CVE-2006-2942) VULNWATCH archives.neohapsis.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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