CVE-2006-4712

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Sage 1.3.6 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via JavaScript in a content:encoded element within an item element in an RSS feed, as demonstrated by four example content:encoded elements that use XMLHttpRequest to read arbitrary local files, aka "Cross Context Scripting."

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.80% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19928 vdb entry exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445648/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.snellspace.com/wp/?p=410
http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/sage-inputvalidation.xml exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3553 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.intertwingly.net/blog/2006/08/09/Attack-Delivery-TestSuite
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28855 vdb entry
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/cross-context-scripting-with-sage
http://www.snellspace.com/wp/?p=448
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1558 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21839 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4712?
CVE-2006-4712 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4712?
To fix CVE-2006-4712, 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-2006-4712 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-4712 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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