CVE-2006-2228 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script via BBCode tags in Web-Agora, bypassing security filters to execute code in victim browsers.
- 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-2006-2228?
CVE-2006-2228 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 May 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 w-Agora (aka Web-Agora) 4.2.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a post with a BBCode tag that contains a JavaScript event name followed by whitespace before the '=' (equals) character, which bypasses a restrictive regular expression that attempts to remove onmouseover and other events.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2228?
It affects 1 product.
Products include W-Agora W-Agora.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2228?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2228 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-2006-2228 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-2228 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h9cj-w3hw-v3m7.