CVE-2006-1029

Public Exploit

Description

The cross-site scripting (XSS) countermeasures in class.inputfilter.php in Joomla! 1.0.7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted mosmsg parameter to index.php with a malformed sequence of multiple tags, as demonstrated using "<<>AAA<><>", possibly due to nested or empty tags.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.08%

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426538/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/23816	vdb entry exploit
http://www.joomla.org/content/view/938/78/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1029?: CVE-2006-1029 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1029?: To fix CVE-2006-1029, 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-2006-1029 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-1029 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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