# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 5 May 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h9cj-w3hw-v3m7

## 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: 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.

## 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:

- W-Agora 4.2 - BBCode Script Injection (exploitdb)

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- [CVE-2010-4867](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4867/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2008-1466](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1466/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2007-6647](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6647/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2007-1604](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1604/): File upload in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2004-1562](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1562/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-2228 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-2228 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2006-2228/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2228/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2228
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2228
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-2228

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