7.5
HIGH
CVE-2006-6690
Typo3 rtehtmlarea Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Description

rtehtmlarea/pi1/class.tx_rtehtmlarea_pi1.php in Typo3 4.0.0 through 4.0.3, 3.7 and 3.8 with the rtehtmlarea extension, and 4.1 beta allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the userUid parameter to rtehtmlarea/htmlarea/plugins/SpellChecker/spell-check-logic.php, and possibly another vector.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 21, 2006, 9:28 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:23 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-6690 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Typo3 typo3
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-6690.

URL Resource
http://lists.netfielders.de/pipermail/typo3-announce/2006/000045.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.netfielders.de/pipermail/typo3-announce/2006/000046.html Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23446 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23466 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2056
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017428 Exploit Patch
http://typo3.org/news-single-view/?tx_newsimporter_pi1%5BshowItem%5D=0&cHash=e4a40a11a9
http://www.sec-consult.com/272.html Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454944/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21680 Exploit Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5094
http://lists.netfielders.de/pipermail/typo3-announce/2006/000045.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.netfielders.de/pipermail/typo3-announce/2006/000046.html Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23446 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23466 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2056
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017428 Exploit Patch
http://typo3.org/news-single-view/?tx_newsimporter_pi1%5BshowItem%5D=0&cHash=e4a40a11a9
http://www.sec-consult.com/272.html Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454944/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21680 Exploit Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5094

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-6690 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-6690 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.netfielders.de/pipermail/typo3-announce/2006/000045.html
    Added Reference http://lists.netfielders.de/pipermail/typo3-announce/2006/000046.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23446
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23466
    Added Reference http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2056
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1017428
    Added Reference http://typo3.org/news-single-view/?tx_newsimporter_pi1%5BshowItem%5D=0&cHash=e4a40a11a9
    Added Reference http://www.sec-consult.com/272.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454944/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21680
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5094
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/454944/100/0/threaded [Exploit]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454944/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 22, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-6690 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-6690 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

5.25 }} 0.65%

score

0.92916

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability