CVE-2006-6016

MEDIUMNVD 6.56.5—Trending — 4 sources updated this week

6.5

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.

CVSS v3: 6.5
EG Score: 6.5(medium)
EPSS: 73.4%
KEV: Not listed

Published

November 21, 2006

Last Modified

April 23, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated May 31, 2026

No patch confirmed yet.

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WordPress: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 200611-10) — Gentoo security

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-10.xml

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153303 – www-apps/wordpress-2.0.5 version bump

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=153303

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2006-6016?

CVE-2006-6016 is a medium vulnerability published on November 21, 2006. 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.

When was CVE-2006-6016 disclosed?

CVE-2006-6016 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 21, 2006, with the most recent update on April 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2006-6016 actively exploited?

CVE-2006-6016 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 73.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2006-6016?

CVE-2006-6016 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2006-6016?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2006-6016, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2006-6016

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