CVE-2006-6071 describes a critical vulnerability in TWiki 4.0.5 and earlier versions, specifically when configured with Apache 1.3, ApacheLogin, sessions, and ErrorDocument 401 redirects. This flaw allows authenticated attackers to bypass authentication failures and read arbitrary content by providing a valid username and an invalid password, then canceling the login prompt. With a CVSS score of 9.0, this vulnerability is highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.