CVE-2006-6016
published 2006-11-21CVE-2006-6016: 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.
PriorityP423medium6.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRLUINSUCNIHAN
EPSS
1.84%
76.6th percentile
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.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | wordpress | < wordpress 2.0.5-0.1 (bookworm) | wordpress 2.0.5-0.1 (bookworm) |
| wordpress | wordpress | <= 2.0.4 | — |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 0 < 2.0.5-0.1 | 2.0.5-0.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 0 < 2.0.5-0.1 | 2.0.5-0.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 0 < 2.0.5-0.1 | 2.0.5-0.1 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 0 < 2.0.5-0.1 | 2.0.5-0.1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
nvdv2.04.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
osv6.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian6.5MEDIUM
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VulDB
WordPress 2.0.4 user_id information disclosure
vuldb·2026-04-28·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2006-6016 [MEDIUM] WordPress 2.0.4 user_id information disclosure
A vulnerability was found in WordPress 2.0.4. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument user_id results in information disclosure.
This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2006-6016. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.
It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
GHSA
GHSA-p3fq-9wj3-h9c3: wp-admin/user-edit
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-01
CVE-2006-6016 [MEDIUM] CWE-125 GHSA-p3fq-9wj3-h9c3: wp-admin/user-edit
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.
OSV
CVE-2006-6016: wp-admin/user-edit
osv·2006-11-21·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2006-6016 [MEDIUM] CVE-2006-6016: wp-admin/user-edit
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.
Debian
CVE-2006-6016: wordpress - wp-admin/user-edit.php in WordPress before 2.0.5 allows remote authenticated use...
vendor_debian·2006·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2006-6016 [MEDIUM] CVE-2006-6016: wordpress - wp-admin/user-edit.php in WordPress before 2.0.5 allows remote authenticated use...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.0.5-0.1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.0.5-0.1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.0.5-0.1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.0.5-0.1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.0.5-0.1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2006-11-21
Published