CVE-2006-6071

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.

9.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.16% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21381	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30667	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23189	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4790	vdb entry
http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlert-CVE-2006-6071

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6071?: CVE-2006-6071 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6071?: To fix CVE-2006-6071, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-6071 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-6071 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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