CVE-2006-4760

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Benjamin Pasero and Tobias Eichert RSSOwl allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a web feed, as demonstrated by certain test cases of the Robert Auger and Caleb Sima RSS and Atom feed reader test suite.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.51%

Vendor Advisory cgisecurity.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29049	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3685	vdb entry
http://www.cgisecurity.com/papers/RSS-Security.ppt	exploit vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21958	third party advisory
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/rssowl/rssowl%20classic%201.0%20%28do%20not%20use%29/1.2.3/rssowl_1_2_3_src.zip
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20110	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4760?: CVE-2006-4760 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4760?: To fix CVE-2006-4760, 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-2006-4760 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-4760 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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