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.
CVE-2006-6808
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 93.1%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
December 28, 2006
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (18)
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=116722128631087&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://michaeldaw.org/
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/23587
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/23741
- cve@mitrehttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-10.xml
- cve@mitrehttp://trac.wordpress.org/changeset/4665
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21782
- cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5191
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31133
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=116722128631087&w=2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://michaeldaw.org/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/23587
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/23741
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-10.xml
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset/4665
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-29356✓ verifiedFirst seen Dec 27, 2006
WordPress Core 1.x/2.0.x - 'template.php' HTML Injection
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