CVE-2006-6690 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.3% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
rtehtmlarea/pi1/class.tx_rtehtmlarea_pi1.php in Typo3 4.0.0 through 4.0.3, 3.7 and 3.8 with the rtehtmlarea extension, and 4.1 beta allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the userUid parameter to rtehtmlarea/htmlarea/plugins/SpellChecker/spell-check-logic.php, and possibly another vector.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 6.33% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-12-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| typo3 | typo3 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Typo3 3.7/3.8/4.0 - 'Class.TX_RTEHTMLArea_PI1.php' Multiple Remote Command Execution Vulnerabilities | 2006-12-20 |
References
- http://lists.netfielders.de/pipermail/typo3-announce/2006/000045.html
- http://lists.netfielders.de/pipermail/typo3-announce/2006/000046.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23446
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23466
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2056
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017428
- http://typo3.org/news-single-view/?tx_newsimporter_pi1%5BshowItem%5D=0&cHash=e4a40a11a9
- http://www.sec-consult.com/272.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454944/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21680
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5094
- http://lists.netfielders.de/pipermail/typo3-announce/2006/000045.html
- http://lists.netfielders.de/pipermail/typo3-announce/2006/000046.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23446
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23466
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2056
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017428
- http://typo3.org/news-single-view/?tx_newsimporter_pi1%5BshowItem%5D=0&cHash=e4a40a11a9
- http://www.sec-consult.com/272.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454944/100/0/threaded
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