CVE-2006-5442

Description

ViewVC 1.0.2 and earlier does not specify a charset in its HTTP headers or HTML documents, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks that inject arbitrary UTF-7 encoded JavaScript code via a view.

6.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.10% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448762/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://viewvc.tigris.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=announce&msgNo=5&raw=true	mailing list
http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_102006.134.html
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1755	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22395	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29576	vdb entry
http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc/trunk/CHANGES?rev=HEAD
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20543	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5442?: CVE-2006-5442 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5442?: To fix CVE-2006-5442, 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-2006-5442 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-5442 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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