CVE-2006-6040 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary scripts into the vBulletin admin panel via specific parameters, potentially compromising administrator accounts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-6040?
CVE-2006-6040 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jelsoft Vbulletin, published on 22 Nov 2006. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in admincp/index.php in Jelsoft vBulletin 3.6.x allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the prefs parameter in a buildnavprefs action or (2) the navprefs parameter in a savenavprefs action.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6040?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jelsoft Vbulletin.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6040?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6040 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-2006-6040 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-6040 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Jelsoft Vbulletin
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6cp2-ffpr-7c6w.