CVE-2006-2506

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in search.php in Sphider allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the PATH_INFO and (2) the category parameter.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.79% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434119/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/25573 vdb entry exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26482 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1845 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://soot.shabgard.org/bugs/Sphider.txt exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17997 vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/930 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2506?
CVE-2006-2506 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2506?
To fix CVE-2006-2506, 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-2006-2506 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-2506 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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