# CVE-2006-2359: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the id parameter in the Chart mod for phpBB.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not stated
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 May 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-636h-fcfp-m2mh

## What is CVE-2006-2359?

CVE-2006-2359 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Phpbb Group Phpbb, published on 15 May 2006. It can be exploited over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in charts.php in the Chart mod for phpBB allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the id parameter.  NOTE: this issue might be resultant from SQL injection.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2359?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpbb Group Phpbb.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-2359?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2359 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-2359 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-2359 exists.

Public exploit code:

- phpBB Chart Mod 1.1 - 'charts.php?id' Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)

## 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-2006-2359 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-2359 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Phpbb Group Phpbb, published on 15 May 2006. It can be exploited 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-2006-2359 exists.

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-2006-2359/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2359/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2359
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2359
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-2359

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2359/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.