# CVE-2006-2815: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via forum fields, potentially stealing user sessions or executing malicious code.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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 Jun 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cfc3-5g3g-2xg7

## What is CVE-2006-2815?

CVE-2006-2815 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jun 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

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Two Shoes M-Factory (TSMF) SimpleBoard 1.1.0 Stable (aka com_simpleboard), as used in Mambo and Joomla!, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the Name field in "post ne topic" in the Frontend, (2) the Title (aka Community-Title) field in Simpleboard Configuration in the Backend Admin Panel, and the (3) Name (aka Forum-Title) and (4) Name (aka Category-Title) fields in Simpleboard Administration in the Backend Admin Panel.  NOTE: some sources have stated that the sb_authorname parameter is affected, but it is unclear which field is related to it.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2815?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Two Shoes Mambo Factory Simpleboard.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-2815?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2815 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-2815 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2815 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-2815 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-2815 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jun 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2815 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-2006-2815/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2815/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2815
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2815
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-2815

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2815/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.