CVE-2006-2942 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2006-2942

TWiki 4.0.0, 4.0.1, and 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to gain...

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

twiki
Vulnerable Versions:
4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2

Timeline

Official Publish: June 20th, 2006
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.