CVE-2006-6589 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the SEARCH_STRING parameter in OFBiz keyword search, requiring user interaction.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not stated
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2006-6589?

CVE-2006-6589 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apache Ofbiz, published on 15 Dec 2006. It can be exploited over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ecommerce/control/keywordsearch in the Apache Open For Business Project (OFBiz) and Opentaps 0.9.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the SEARCH_STRING parameter, a different issue than CVE-2006-6587. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6589?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apache Ofbiz, Apache Opentaps.

How do I fix CVE-2006-6589?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6589 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-2006-6589 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6589 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apache Ofbiz vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4cw5-g4mj-3m5f.

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