CVE-2006-1008 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 5.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via specific parameters in N8cms, potentially leading to session hijacking or data theft.

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-2006-1008?

CVE-2006-1008 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Mar 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 N8cms 1.1 and 1.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) dir and (2) page_id parameter to (a) index.php and (3) userid parameter to (b) mailto.php. NOTE: it is possible that issues 1 and 2 are resultant from SQL injection.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1008?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nathan Landry N8cms Sitesuite Cms.

How do I fix CVE-2006-1008?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1008 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-2006-1008 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-1008 exists.

Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xv4c-82gx-6p8g.

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