CVE-2006-6690

N/A Unknown
Published: December 21, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

rtehtmlarea/pi1/class.tx_rtehtmlarea_pi1.php in Typo3 4.0.0 through 4.0.3, 3.7 and 3.8 with the rtehtmlarea extension, and 4.1 beta allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the userUid parameter to rtehtmlarea/htmlarea/plugins/SpellChecker/spell-check-logic.php, and possibly another vector.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.netfielders.de/pipermail/typo3-announce/2006/000045.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.netfielders.de/pipermail/typo3-announce/2006/000046.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23446
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23466
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2056
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017428
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch
http://typo3.org/news-single-view/?tx_newsimporter_pi1%5BshowItem%5D=0&cHash=e4a40a11a9
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.sec-consult.com/272.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454944/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21680
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5094
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.netfielders.de/pipermail/typo3-announce/2006/000045.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.netfielders.de/pipermail/typo3-announce/2006/000046.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23446
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23466
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2056
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017428
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
http://typo3.org/news-single-view/?tx_newsimporter_pi1%5BshowItem%5D=0&cHash=e4a40a11a9
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.sec-consult.com/272.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454944/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21680
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5094
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
21.6%
96th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

typo3