CVE-2006-6988 Information disclosure in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can access restricted cross-domain information in Slim Browser via crafted object tags, requiring user interaction to view the malicious content.

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-2006-6988?

CVE-2006-6988 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Feb 2007. 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

Cross-domain vulnerability in Slim Browser 4.07 build 100 allows remote attackers to access restricted information from other domains via an object tag with a data parameter that references a link on the attacker's originating site that specifies a Location HTTP header that references the target site, which then makes that content available through the outerHTML attribute of the object, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2006-3280.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6988?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Flashpeak Slim Browser.

How do I fix CVE-2006-6988?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6988 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2006-6988 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6988 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-26cp-jrgm-wmvv.

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