# CVE-2006-2500: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Headline field in CodeAvalanche News, potentially compromising user sessions or site integrity.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 May 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-849p-j3j9-wq54

## What is CVE-2006-2500?

CVE-2006-2500 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 May 2006. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in add_news.asp in CodeAvalanche News (CANews) 1.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Headline field.  NOTE: if this issue is limited to administrators, and if it is expected behavior for administrators to be able to generate HTML, then this is not a vulnerability.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2500?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Xfairguy Codeavalanche News.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-2500?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2500 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-2500 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2500 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-1021](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1021/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-2499](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2499/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-2500 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-2500 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 May 2006. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2500 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2006-2500/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2500/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2500
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2500
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-2500

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2500/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.