CVE-2006-2249

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in search.php in CuteNews 1.4.1 and earlier, and possibly 1.4.5, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) user, (2) story, or (3) title parameters.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 9.89% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory neosecurityteam.net Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1683	vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/860	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20026	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433058/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/25304	vdb entry
http://neosecurityteam.net/index.php?action=advisories&id=21	exploit vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26270	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17850	vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2249?: CVE-2006-2249 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2249?: To fix CVE-2006-2249, 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-2006-2249 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2249 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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