CVE-2006-0205: Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Wordcircle 2.17 allow remote attackers to (1) execute arbitrary SQL

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MEDIUM 5.1DOWNGRADE

CVE-2006-0205 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.1) affecting wordcircle. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Wordcircle 2.17 allow remote attackers to (1) execute arbitrary SQL commands and bypass authentication via the password field in the login action to index.php (involving v_login.php and s_user.php) and (2) have other unknown impact via certain other fields in unspecified scripts.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.1 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	1.9% (top 20%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-89
Published	2006-01-13
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: wordcircle

Last updated 2026-06-16 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2006-01-13 23:03 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 22:20 UTCUpdated Record last modified

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Affected: 2.17

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 2.17

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy wordcircle || rpm -q wordcircle || wordcircle --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 2.17 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison wordcircle sudo apt install wordcircle=<VERSION_BEFORE_2.17> sudo apt-mark hold wordcircle

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list wordcircle sudo dnf downgrade wordcircle-<VERSION_BEFORE_2.17> sudo dnf versionlock add wordcircle

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2006-0205?

wordcircle: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2006-0205 being exploited?

CVE-2006-0205 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2006-0205 affect?

CVE-2006-0205 affects wordcircle. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.1). Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Wordcircle 2.17 allow remote attackers to (1) execute arbitrary SQL commands and bypass authentication via the password field in the login action to index.php (involving v_login.php and s_user.php)

How urgent is CVE-2006-0205?

Priority 43/100. Public exploit reference

Software pages

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Related CVEs

CVE-2006-0204 MEDIUM 4.3 DOWNGRADE Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Wordcircle 2.17 allow remote attackers to inject arbitr

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