Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 2, 2006· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2006-6071

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.

Affected products

TWiki/Twiki
cpe:2.3:a:twiki:twiki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=4.0.5

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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

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