WordPress Core < 2.0.5 - User Metadata Information Disclosure

2006-09-18 00:00

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Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.0.5

Affected CoreWordPress 2.0

Affected Version<= 2.0.4

CVSS4.3Medium

CVECVE-2006-6016

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Vulnerability Overview

wp-admin/user-edit.php in WordPress before 2.0.5 allows remote authenticated users to read the metadata of an arbitrary user via a modified user_id parameter.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.0.5, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-6016 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/91531e13-5344-442c-99d3-8ccfd61b715d

CVSS Vector

4.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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