CVE-2006-4577 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via multiple parameters in The Address Book application, requiring user interaction to execute.

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-2006-4577?

CVE-2006-4577 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jan 2007. 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

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in The Address Book 1.04e allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via Javascript events in the (1) email, (2) websites, and (3) groupAddName parameters in (a) save.php; the (4) errorMsg parameter in (b) index.php; and the (5) goTo and (6) search parameters in (c) search.php.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4577?

It affects 1 product.

Products include The Address Book the Address Book.

How do I fix CVE-2006-4577?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4577 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-2006-4577 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4577 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p6fm-qxxx-5qjj.

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