CVE-2006-3197

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Invision Power Board (IPB) 2.1.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a POST that contains hexadecimal-encoded HTML.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.44%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://forums.invisionpower.com/index.php?showtopic=219126	patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2481	vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/596	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18571	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20772	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/26747	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27701	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3197?: CVE-2006-3197 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3197?: To fix CVE-2006-3197, 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-2006-3197 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-3197 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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