CVE-2006-2990

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in default.asp in VanillaSoft Helpdesk 2005 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the username parameter.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.54%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://pridels0.blogspot.com/2006/06/vanillasoft-helpdesk-xss-vuln.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/20544	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016254	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18368	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2247	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27020	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2990?: CVE-2006-2990 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2990?: To fix CVE-2006-2990, 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-2006-2990 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-2990 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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