CVE-2006-6991 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can access restricted cross-domain information in Fast Browser Pro via a crafted object tag, requiring user interaction.
- 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-2006-6991?
CVE-2006-6991 is a high-severity cross-site scripting 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 Fast Browser Pro 8.1 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-2006-6991?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fast Browser Fast Browser.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6991?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6991 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-2006-6991 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6991 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x92r-4rhh-jrqc.