CVE-2006-2966

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Particle Soft Particle Wiki 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a BR element with an extraneous IMG tag and a STYLE attribute that contains "/**/" comment sequences, which bypasses the XSS protection scheme.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.78% Top 30%

Third-Party Advisory securityreason.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1070	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2170	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436121/100/0/threaded	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26952	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2966?: CVE-2006-2966 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2966?: To fix CVE-2006-2966, 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-2006-2966 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-2966 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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