CVE-2006-6071

N/A Unknown
Published: December 02, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

TWiki 4.0.5 and earlier, when running under Apache 1.3 using ApacheLogin with sessions and "ErrorDocument 401" redirects to a valid wiki topic, does not properly handle failed login attempts, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary content by cancelling out of a failed authentication with a valid username and invalid password.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23189
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23189
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlert-CVE-2006-6071
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21381
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4790
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30667
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.5%
81th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

twiki