CVE-2006-6690

Public Exploit

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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 16.20% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory netfielders.de Vendor Advisory netfielders.de Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454944/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/23466	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.sec-consult.com/272.html	exploit
http://lists.netfielders.de/pipermail/typo3-announce/2006/000045.html	mailing list vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017428	exploit vdb entry patch
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2056	third party advisory
http://lists.netfielders.de/pipermail/typo3-announce/2006/000046.html	mailing list vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23446	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://typo3.org/news-single-view/?tx_newsimporter_pi1%5BshowItem%5D=0&cHash=e4a40a11a9
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5094	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21680	exploit vdb entry patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6690?: CVE-2006-6690 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6690?: To fix CVE-2006-6690, 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-2006-6690 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-6690 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~16% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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