CVE-2006-0479

Published Jan 31, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 3.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
pmwiki.php in PmWiki 2.1 beta 20, with register_globals enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms that deregister global variables by setting both a GPC variable and a GLOBALS[] variable with the same name, which causes PmWiki to unset the GLOBALS[] variable but not the GPC variable, which creates resultant vulnerabilities such as remote file inclusion and cross-site scripting (XSS).

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-0486 pmwiki.php in PmWiki 2.1 beta 20, with register_globals enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms that deregister global variables by setting both a GPC variable and a GLOBALS[] variable with the same name, which causes PmWiki to unset the GLOBALS[] variable but not the GPC variable, which creates resultant vulnerabilities such as remote file inclusion and cross-site scripting (XSS).
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 4:34 PM
Reserved
Jan 31, 2006, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 31, 2006, 11:03 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:20 PM