CVE-2006-2491

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in (1) index.php and (2) bmc/admin.php in BoastMachine (bMachine) 3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string, which is not properly filtered when it is accessed using the $_SERVER["PHP_SELF"] variable.

6.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 9.54% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/725	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26518	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1853	vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/927	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434294/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/25618	vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/20149	exploit third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/25617	vdb entry exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18012	vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2491?: CVE-2006-2491 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2491?: To fix CVE-2006-2491, 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-2006-2491 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2491 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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