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Vulnerability record · CVE-2006-6071 · published 2 December 2006

CVE-2006-6071: Twiki vulnerability

Twiki · Twiki

TWiki 4.0.5 and earlier, when running under Apache 1.3 using ApacheLogin with sessions and "ErrorDocument 401" redirects to a valid wiki topic, does not properly handle failed login attempts, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary content by cancelling out of a failed authentication with a valid username and invalid password.

9.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 2.2% · top 18.5%
9.0CVSS 2.0 base score
2.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

TWiki 4.0.5 and earlier, when running under Apache 1.3 using ApacheLogin with sessions and "ErrorDocument 401" redirects to a valid wiki topic, does not properly handle failed login attempts, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary content by cancelling out of a failed authentication with a valid username and invalid password.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/23189 Vendor Advisory
http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlert-CVE-2006-6071
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21381
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4790
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30667
http://secunia.com/advisories/23189 Vendor Advisory
http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlert-CVE-2006-6071
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21381
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4790
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30667

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2006-6071), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.