CVE-2006-5791

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in elogd.c in ELOG 2.6.2 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or web script via (1) the filename for downloading, which is not quoted in an error message by the send_file_direct function, and (2) the Type or Category values in a New entry, which is not properly handled in an error message by the submit_elog function.

2.6

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.54%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/23580	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29986	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20881	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1242	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22638	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4315	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20882	vdb entry
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=392016

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5791?: CVE-2006-5791 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5791?: To fix CVE-2006-5791, 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-2006-5791 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-5791 is being actively exploited. 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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