CVE-2006-6808

N/A Unknown
Published: December 28, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=116722128631087&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://michaeldaw.org/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/23587
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23741
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-10.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset/4665
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21782
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5191
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31133
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=116722128631087&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://michaeldaw.org/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/23587
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23741
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-10.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset/4665
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21782
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5191
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31133
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.5%
88th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

wordpress