CVE-2006-6746

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Xt-News 0.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the id_news parameter to (1) add_comment.php or (2) show_news.php.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.21% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5145 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455144/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/23456 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21719 vdb entry exploit
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2058 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31145 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6746?
CVE-2006-6746 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6746?
To fix CVE-2006-6746, 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-2006-6746 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-6746 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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