CVE-2006-2524

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in UseBB 1.0 RC1 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors when processing the user date format.

6.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.57% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1900	vdb entry
http://www.usebb.net/community/topic.php?id=1130	patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/20187	patch vendor advisory third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26600	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/25684	vdb entry
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=418462&group_id=93103	patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2524?: CVE-2006-2524 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2524?: To fix CVE-2006-2524, 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-2006-2524 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2524 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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