CVE-2006-0758 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the query string in HiveMail, potentially compromising user sessions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2006-0758?

CVE-2006-0758 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Feb 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in HiveMail 1.3 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a URL encoded expression in the query string in (1) index.php and (2) possibly certain other scripts, which is not properly cleansed when accessed from the $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] variable.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0758?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hivemail Hivemail.

How do I fix CVE-2006-0758?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0758 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2006-0758 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-0758 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w2wh-2rc4-78cc.

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