# CVE-2006-5859: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary scripts into Adobe ColdFusion MX 7 if Global Script Protection is disabled, requiring user interaction to execute.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Feb 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f654-xq37-47w4

## What is CVE-2006-5859?

CVE-2006-5859 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, published on 14 Feb 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion MX 7 7.0 and 7.0.1, when Global Script Protection is not enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML and web script via unknown vectors, possibly related to Linkdirect.cfm, Topnav.cfm, and Welcomedoc.cfm.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5859?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Adobe Coldfusion.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-5859?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5859 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-5859 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5859 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Coldfusion

- [CVE-2026-48282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-48282/): Adobe ColdFusion Path Traversal (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-38203](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38203/): Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-29300](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29300/): Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-26359](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26359/): Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-15961](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15961/): Adobe ColdFusion Unrestricted File Upload (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-5859 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-5859 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, published on 14 Feb 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5859 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Adobe Coldfusion. 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-2006-5859/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5859/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-5859
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5859
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-5859

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