CVE-2006-6518 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via multiple parameters in ProNews, potentially leading to session hijacking or data theft.
- 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-2006-6518?
CVE-2006-6518 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Dec 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
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in ProNews 1.5 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) pseudo, (2) email, (3) date, (4) sujet, (5) message, (6) site, and (7) lien parameters to (a) admin/change.php, and the (8) aa parameter to (b) lire-avis.php.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6518?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Scriptphp Pronews.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6518?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6518 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-2006-6518 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-6518 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pg23-vmcr-c2rg.