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CVE-2006-6965

4.3 · MEDIUM

CRLF injection vulnerability in lib/exe/fetch.php in DokuWiki 2006-03-09e, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks…

Published Jan 29, 2007andreas_gohrEPSS 1.36%

Overview

CVE-2006-6965 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting andreas_gohr dokuwiki. It was published on January 29, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

CRLF injection vulnerability in lib/exe/fetch.php in DokuWiki 2006-03-09e, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks via CRLF sequences in the media parameter. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged for XSS attacks.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from andreas_gohr. Update dokuwiki 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.

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-6965?

CVE-2006-6965 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting andreas_gohr dokuwiki. It was published on January 29, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2006-6965?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2006-6965?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from andreas_gohr. Update dokuwiki 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.

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