# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Sep 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-56wg-2vx4-q6pc

## 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: 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.

## 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

- [CVE-2006-4635](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4635/): Code injection in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-5036 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5036 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-2006-5036/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5036/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-5036
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5036
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-5036

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5036/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.