# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Nov 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6cp2-ffpr-7c6w

## 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: 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.

## 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:

- vBulletin 3.6.x - Admin Control Panel Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Jelsoft Vbulletin

- [CVE-2007-4120](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4120/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2007-2911](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2911/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2004-2695](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2695/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2007-1292](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1292/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-5104](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5104/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-6040 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-6040 exists.

Affected product: Jelsoft Vbulletin. 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-2006-6040/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6040/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-6040
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6040
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-6040

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6040/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.