# CVE-2006-5203: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote restricted administrators can inject scripts or SQL via forum descriptions, leading to code execution or data theft when admins view the forum.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`AV:N/AC:H/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:** 9 Oct 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2cvm-gqf6-2jwg

## What is CVE-2006-5203?

CVE-2006-5203 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Oct 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

Invision Power Board (IPB) 2.1.7 and earlier allows remote restricted administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML, or execute arbitrary SQL commands, via a forum description that contains a crafted image with PHP code, which is executed when the user visits the "Manage Forums" link in the Admin control panel.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5203?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Invision Power Services Invision Power Board.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-5203?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5203 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-5203 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5203 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2006-7064](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-7064/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2007-3219](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3219/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2008-4171](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4171/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2007-5688](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5688/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2007-4913](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4913/): File upload in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-5203 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-5203 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Oct 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-2006-5203 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-2006-5203/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5203/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-5203
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5203
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-5203

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5203/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.