WordPress 2.0.4 user_id information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WordPress 2.0.4. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation of the argument user_id causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2006-6016. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in WordPress 2.0.4 (Content Management System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument user_id with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

wp-admin/user-edit.php in WordPress before 2.0.5 allows remote authenticated users to read the metadata of an arbitrary user via a modified user_id parameter.

The weakness was published 11/21/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at gentoo.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-6016 since 11/21/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 2.0.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-33356 and VDB-33101. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WordPress 2.0.5

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11/21/2006 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3033 days 🔍
04/28/2026 +4064 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: gentoo.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-6016 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6016
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33355
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 04/28/2026 00:41
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (43), 08/08/2018 07:14 (6), 04/03/2025 21:25 (19), 04/28/2026 00:41 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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