CVE-2006-5515 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script via stored data in phpAdsNew, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions when viewed by administrators.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2006-5515?

CVE-2006-5515 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 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 lib-history.inc.php in phpAdsNew and phpPgAds before 2.0.8-pr1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, related to injected data that is stored by a delivery script and displayed by the admin interface.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5515?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Phpadsnew Phpadsnew, Phppgads Phppgads.

How do I fix CVE-2006-5515?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5515 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-2006-5515 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5515 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-chmv-58mx-fcwj.

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