What is the severity of CVE-2006-6016?

CVE-2006-6016 has been assigned a medium severity rating due to the potential for unauthorized metadata access.

How do I fix CVE-2006-6016?

To fix CVE-2006-6016, upgrade your WordPress installation to version 2.0.5 or later.

Who is affected by CVE-2006-6016?

CVE-2006-6016 affects remote authenticated users of WordPress versions prior to 2.0.5.

What is the impact of CVE-2006-6016?

The impact of CVE-2006-6016 allows attackers to read sensitive metadata from arbitrary user accounts.

Is there a workaround for CVE-2006-6016?

There is no specific workaround for CVE-2006-6016; the best practice is to update to the secure version of WordPress.

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CVE-2006-6016

medium

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

21/11/2006

17/9/2024

CVE-2006-6016

First published: Tue Nov 21 2006(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
WordPress	<=2.0.4

Remedy

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-10.xml

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6016?
CVE-2006-6016 has been assigned a medium severity rating due to the potential for unauthorized metadata access.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6016?
To fix CVE-2006-6016, upgrade your WordPress installation to version 2.0.5 or later.
Who is affected by CVE-2006-6016?
CVE-2006-6016 affects remote authenticated users of WordPress versions prior to 2.0.5.
What is the impact of CVE-2006-6016?
The impact of CVE-2006-6016 allows attackers to read sensitive metadata from arbitrary user accounts.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2006-6016?
There is no specific workaround for CVE-2006-6016; the best practice is to update to the secure version of WordPress.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6016?
CVE-2006-6016 has been assigned a medium severity rating due to the potential for unauthorized metadata access.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6016?
To fix CVE-2006-6016, upgrade your WordPress installation to version 2.0.5 or later.
Who is affected by CVE-2006-6016?
CVE-2006-6016 affects remote authenticated users of WordPress versions prior to 2.0.5.
What is the impact of CVE-2006-6016?
The impact of CVE-2006-6016 allows attackers to read sensitive metadata from arbitrary user accounts.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2006-6016?
There is no specific workaround for CVE-2006-6016; the best practice is to update to the secure version of WordPress.