CVE-2006-1712 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2006-1712?

CVE-2006-1712 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Apr 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

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the private archive script (private.py) in GNU Mailman 2.1.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the action argument.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1712?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gnu Mailman.

How do I fix CVE-2006-1712?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1712 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-2006-1712 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1712 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2016-6893 Cross-site request forgery in n/a High 8.8
• CVE-2016-7123 Cross-site request forgery in n/a High 8.8
• CVE-2005-4153 Denial of service in n/a High 7.8
• CVE-2006-2191 Other in n/a High 7.5
• CVE-2004-1143 Weak cryptography in n/a High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as CVE-2006-1512, GHSA-jx43-j6gq-vv23.