CVE-2006-6483 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via NULL bytes in tags, potentially leading to code execution in the victim's browser.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-6483?
CVE-2006-6483 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion, published on 12 Dec 2006. 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
Adobe ColdFusion MX 7.x before 7.0.2 does not properly filter HTML tags when protecting against cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a NULL byte (%00) in certain HTML tags, as demonstrated using "%00script" in a tag.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6483?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adobe Coldfusion.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6483?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6483 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-2006-6483 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6483 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Coldfusion
- CVE-2026-48282 Adobe ColdFusion Path Traversal
- CVE-2023-38203 Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2023-29300 Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2023-26359 Adobe ColdFusion Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2018-15961 Adobe ColdFusion Unrestricted File Upload
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6wwf-26g6-94cj.