CVE-2006-6040

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in admincp/index.php in Jelsoft vBulletin 3.6.x allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the prefs parameter in a buildnavprefs action or (2) the navprefs parameter in a savenavprefs action.

6.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.97% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?postid=1256434
http://secunia.com/advisories/23011	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21157	exploit vdb entry patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30408	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4599	vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1903	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451959/100/0/threaded	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6040?: CVE-2006-6040 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6040?: To fix CVE-2006-6040, 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-2006-6040 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-6040 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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