# CVE-2006-1775: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers with admin privileges can inject arbitrary scripts via various administrative fields, 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:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Apr 2006
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c8pc-6jw9-5hwj

## What is CVE-2006-1775?

CVE-2006-1775 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Phpbb Group Phpbb, published on 13 Apr 2006. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpBB 2.0.19 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) Site Description field in (a) admin_board.php, the (2) Group name and (3) Group description fields in (b) admin_groups.php and (c) groupcp.php, the (4) Theme Name field in (d) admin_styles.php, and the (5) Rank Title field in (e) admin_ranks.php.  NOTE: the profile.php/Current password vector is already covered by CVE-2006-1603.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1775?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpbb Group Phpbb.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-1775?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1775 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-1775 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1775 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Phpbb Group Phpbb

- [CVE-2007-1695](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1695/): File upload in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-6839](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6839/): Open redirect in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-6840](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6840/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-6841](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6841/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2002-2176](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-2176/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-1775 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-1775 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Phpbb Group Phpbb, published on 13 Apr 2006. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1775 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Phpbb Group Phpbb. 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-2006-1775/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1775/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-1775
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1775
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-1775

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1775/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.