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TI-2006-06551 Aliases CVE-2006-6808GHSA-8292-xqwp-qw46

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-admin/templates.php in WordPress 2.0.5…

Priority MEDIUM 40Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-admin/templates.php in WordPress 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the file parameter. NOTE: some sources have reported this as a vulnerability in the get_file_description function in wp-admin/admin-functions.php.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06876 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 18

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.0.5VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.2 beta_2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2.1:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.2.1 beta_2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.71VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1VulnerableWordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.2 beta_2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.6.2.1:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.2.1 beta_2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.71 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
Show 8 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.3VulnerableWordPress
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.4VulnerableWordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·WordPress
  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·WordPress

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-6808
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8292-xqwp-qw46

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 3

  • TI-2026-45010 WordPress < 7.0.2 - REST API batch-route confusion and SQL injection issue leading to Remote Code Execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-08118 The mailSend function in the isMail transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.18 might allow… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-83466 Predictable staging paths let attackers run code in WordPress Core KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2026-59973 An unauthenticated attacker can make `get_page_template()` page-template resolution… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2016-08129 The isMail transport in PHPMailer before 5.2.20 might allow remote attackers to pass… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-42844 WordPress < 7.0.2 - Facilitated SQL Injection via author__not_in in WP_Query KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
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Sources

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