CVE-2006-2721 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary HTML or scripts into VARIOMAT news pages via the subcat parameter, potentially compromising user sessions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2006-2721?

CVE-2006-2721 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Jun 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in news.php in VARIOMAT allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or web script via the subcat parameter. NOTE: this issue might be resultant from SQL injection.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2721?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Variomat Variomat.

How do I fix CVE-2006-2721?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2721 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-2006-2721 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2721 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hvr3-83pp-499r.

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