CVE-2006-6808 json
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-admin/templates.php in WordPress 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scrip…
published 2006-12-28 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-6791
- cvss
- 6.8
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 6.9%
- EPSS 6.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- wordpress Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.0.6-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6808
- securityfocus.com/bid/21782 patch
- michaeldaw.org/ patch
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-29356)
- Published
Exploit prediction
6.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-29356 WordPress Core 1.x/2.0.x - 'template.php' HTML Injection webapps, 2006-12-27
- michaeldaw.org http://michaeldaw.org/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/21782
vdb-entry, patch
-
michaeldaw.org
/
exploit, patch
-
security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-200701-10.xml
vendor-advisory
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/5191
vdb-entry
-
secunia.com
/advisories/23587
third-party-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/23741
third-party-advisory
- trac.wordpress.org /changeset/4665
-
marc.info
/?l=full-disclosure&m=116722128631087&w=2
mailing-list
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/31133
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-6808
- NVD CVE-2006-6808
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