CVE-2006-0896

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Sources/Register.php in Simple Machine Forum (SMF) 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the X-Forwarded-For HTTP header field.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.32% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory evuln.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory securityreason.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0726 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/545 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://evuln.com/vulns/86/summary.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19004 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/23480 vdb entry
http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-April/000682.html mailing list
http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=78841.0
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16841 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24915 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426824/100/0/threaded mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0896?
CVE-2006-0896 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0896?
To fix CVE-2006-0896, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-0896 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-0896 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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