CVE-2006-1968

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in news/NsVisitor.cgi in KCScripts News Publisher, distributed individually and as part of Portal Pack 6.0 and earlier, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the sort_order parameter.

5.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.80% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25940	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1440	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19695	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17628	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/24762	vdb entry
http://pridels0.blogspot.com/2006/04/portal-pack-6-xss-vuln.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1968?: CVE-2006-1968 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1968?: To fix CVE-2006-1968, 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-2006-1968 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-1968 is being actively exploited. 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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