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CVE-2006-4028

10.0 · HIGH

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in WordPress before 2.0.4 have unknown impact and remote attack vectors.

Published Aug 9, 2006wordpressEPSS 3.75%

Overview

CVE-2006-4028 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting wordpress wordpress. It was published on August 9, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in WordPress before 2.0.4 have unknown impact and remote attack vectors. NOTE: due to lack of details, it is not clear how these issues are different from CVE-2006-3389 and CVE-2006-3390, although it is likely that 2.0.4 addresses an unspecified issue related to "Anyone can register" functionality (user registration for guests).

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from wordpress. Update wordpress to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refbugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=142142Refsecunia.com/advisories/21309Refsecunia.com/advisories/21447Refsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-19.xmlRefunknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2006/07/26/critical-announcement-to-all-wordpress-users/Refunknowngenius.com/blog/archives/2006/07/27/followup-on-wordpress/Refwordpress.org/development/2006/07/wordpress-204/Refwww.osvdb.org/27633Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/19247Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3071

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-4028?

CVE-2006-4028 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting wordpress wordpress. It was published on August 9, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2006-4028?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2006-4028?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from wordpress. Update wordpress to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2006-4028?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2006-4028 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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