# CVE-2006-5204: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Authenticated users can inject scripts via avatar settings, enabling CSRF attacks that force admin SQL execution and privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** Low 2.1 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **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-347g-qwhw-vvpj

## What is CVE-2006-5204?

CVE-2006-5204 is a low-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

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in action_admin/member.php in Invision Power Board (IPB) 2.1.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a reference to a script in the avatar setting, which can be leveraged for a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack involving forced SQL execution by an admin.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5204?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Invision Power Services Invision Power Board.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-5204?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5204 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-5204 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5204 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-2006-5204 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-5204 is a low-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-2006-5204 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-2006-5204/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5204/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-5204
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5204
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-5204

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5204/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.