CVE-2006-5036 Server-side request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can exploit the application as an HTTP proxy to access arbitrary sites and conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-5036?
CVE-2006-5036 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Sep 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
MySource Matrix 3.8 and earlier, and MySource 2.x, allow remote attackers to use the application as an HTTP proxy server via the sq_remote_page_url parameter to access arbitrary sites with the server's IP address and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. NOTE: the researcher reports that "The vendor does not consider this a vulnerability.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5036?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Squiz Mysource Classic, Squiz Mysource Matrix.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5036?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5036 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2006-5036 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5036 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-56wg-2vx4-q6pc.