CVE-2006-1846 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary HTML and scripts into user personal menus via the ublock parameter in PHP-Nuke.

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-2006-1846?

CVE-2006-1846 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Francisco Burzi Php-Nuke, published on 19 Apr 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 the Your_Account module in PHP-Nuke 7.8 might allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML and web script via the ublock parameter, which is saved in the user's personal menu. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information. In addition, it is unclear whether this issue is a vulnerability, since it is related to the user's personal menu, which presumably is not modifiable by others.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1846?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Francisco Burzi Php-Nuke.

How do I fix CVE-2006-1846?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1846 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-2006-1846 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1846 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Francisco Burzi Php-Nuke vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g2pq-p24x-6hg6.

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