CVE-2006-3257 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary scripts into Claroline pages, potentially stealing user data or hijacking accounts.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2006-3257?

CVE-2006-3257 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 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 Claroline 1.7.7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or web script via unspecified attack vectors, possibly including (1) calendar/myagenda.php, (2) document/document.php, (3) phpbb/newtopic.php, (4) tracking/userLog.php, and (5) wiki/page.php.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3257?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Claroline Claroline.

How do I fix CVE-2006-3257?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3257 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-2006-3257 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3257 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r4q3-hfmc-666r.

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