CVE-2006-2942 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in TWiki versions 4.0.0, 4.0.1, and 4.0.2. Remote attackers can gain administrator privileges by manipulating the action attribute in the TWiki.TWikiRegistration form, linking their login to a TWikiAdminGroup member. The CVSS score of 5.1 indicates a medium severity, with a network attack vector, high access complexity, and partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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