CVE-2006-5703

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in tiki-featured_link.php in Tikiwiki 1.9.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a url parameter that evades filtering, as demonstrated by a parameter value containing malformed, nested SCRIPT elements.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 12.01% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4316 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29958 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450268/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/22678 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23039 third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-11.xml vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1816 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20858 vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5703?
CVE-2006-5703 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5703?
To fix CVE-2006-5703, 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-2006-5703 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-5703 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~12% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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