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CVE-2006-6808

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.

Severity
Medium 6.8
Published
28 Dec 2006
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
17 Oct 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
WordPressWordPress core · cpe:a:wordpress:wordpress
  • Version 2.0.4
  • Version 2.0.3
  • Version 2.0.2
  • Version 2.0.1
All 18 release lines
  • Every version up to 2.0.5
  • Version 0.6.2-beta_2
  • Version 0.6.2.1-beta_2
  • Version 0.7
  • Version 0.71
  • Version 1.2
  • Version 1.2.1
  • Version 1.2.2
  • Version 1.5
  • Version 1.5.1
  • Version 1.5.1.2
  • Version 1.5.1.3
  • Version 1.5.2
  • Version 2.0
  • Version 2.0.1
  • Version 2.0.2
  • Version 2.0.3
  • Version 2.0.4

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6808
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-6808