CVE-2006-1040 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script via the email field in vBulletin, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-1040?
CVE-2006-1040 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jelsoft Vbulletin, published on 7 Mar 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 vBulletin 3.0.12 and 3.5.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the email field, which is injected in profile.php but not sanitized in sendmsg.php.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1040?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jelsoft Vbulletin.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1040?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1040 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-2006-1040 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-1040 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Jelsoft Vbulletin
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pc29-8m58-jr7r.