# CVE-2006-0495: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script via the HTTP Referer header in the Add Thread to Favorites feature, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Feb 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fgm7-7vxx-6cgq

## What is CVE-2006-0495?

CVE-2006-0495 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mybulletinboard Mybulletinboard, published on 1 Feb 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Add Thread to Favorites feature in usercp2.php in MyBB (aka MyBulletinBoard) 1.02 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an HTTP Referer header ($url variable).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0495?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mybulletinboard Mybulletinboard.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-0495?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0495 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-0495 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0495 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Mybulletinboard Mybulletinboard

- [CVE-2005-4200](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4200/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-2230](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2230/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2008-0382](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0382/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2007-2211](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2211/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-3758](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3758/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-0495 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-0495 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mybulletinboard Mybulletinboard, published on 1 Feb 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0495 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mybulletinboard Mybulletinboard. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0495/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0495/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-0495
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0495
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-0495

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0495/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.