CVE-2006-2942
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.57%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.57% probability · 75th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- twiki/twiki
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2006-q2/0032.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20596Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016323Patch
- http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlertTWiki4PrivilegeElevationPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/26623
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18506Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2415
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27336
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2006-q2/0032.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20596Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016323Patch
- http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlertTWiki4PrivilegeElevationPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/26623
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18506Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2415
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27336
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.