CVE-2006-4743 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can obtain sensitive path information by directly requesting specific WordPress theme and plugin files, revealing internal directory structures.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-4743?
CVE-2006-4743 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 13 Sep 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
WordPress 2.0.2 through 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request for (1) 404.php, (2) akismet.php, (3) archive.php, (4) archives.php, (5) attachment.php, (6) blogger.php, (7) comments.php, (8) comments-popup.php, (9) dotclear.php, (10) footer.php, (11) functions.php, (12) header.php, (13) hello.php, (14) wp-content/themes/default/index.php, (15) links.php, (16) livejournal.php, (17) mt.php, (18) page.php, (19) rss.php, (20) searchform.php, (21) search.php, (22) sidebar.php, (23) single.php, (24) textpattern.php, (25) upgrade-functions.php, (26) upgrade-schema.php, or (27) wp-db-backup.php, which reveal the path in various error messages. NOTE: another researcher has disputed the details of this report, stating that version 2.0.5 does not exist. NOTE: the admin-footer.php, admin-functions.php, default-filters.php, edit-form-advanced.php, edit-link-form.php, edit-page-form.php, kses.php, locale.php, rss-functions.php, template-loader.php, and wp-db.php vectors are already covered by CVE-2006-0986. The edit-form-comment.php, vars.php, and wp-settings.php vectors are already covered by CVE-2005-4463. The menu-header.php vector is already covered by CVE-2005-2110.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4743?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wordpress Wordpress.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4743?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2006-4743 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4743 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wordpress Wordpress
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4743, GHSA-x3q2-3pwv-684v.