CVE-2006-5702
Tikiwiki 1.9.5 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (MySQL username and password) via an empty sort_mode parameter in (1) tiki-listpages.php, (2) tiki-lastchanges.php, (3) messu-archive.php, (4) messu-mailbox.php, (5) messu-sent.php, (6) tiki-directory_add_site.php, (7) tiki-directory_ranking.php, (8) tiki-directory_search.php, (9) tiki-forums.php, (10) tiki-view_forum.php, (11) tiki-friends.php, (12) tiki-list_blogs.php, (13) tiki-list_faqs.php, (14) tiki-list_trackers.php, (15) tiki-list_users.php, (16) tiki-my_tiki.php, (17) tiki-notepad_list.php, (18) tiki-orphan_pages.php, (19) tiki-shoutbox.php, (20) tiki-usermenu.php, and (21) tiki-webmail_contacts.php, which reveal the information in certain database error messages.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-200
- EPSS score
- 53.4% (99th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-5687)
- Published
- November 4, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-5687 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- tiki / tikiwiki cms/groupware
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22678(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23039
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-11.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1816
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450268/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20858(Exploit)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4316
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29960
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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