CVE-2006-6996 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 12 Feb 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary HTML and scripts via specific parameters in warforge.NEWS, potentially compromising user sessions.

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-2006-6996?

CVE-2006-6996 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 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

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in warforge.NEWS 1.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML and web script via the (1) title and (2) newspost parameters to (a) newsadd.php, and the (3) name, title, and (4) comment parameters to (b) news.php, a different set of vectors than CVE-2006-1818. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6996?

It affects 1 product.

Products include The War Forge Warforge.news.

How do I fix CVE-2006-6996?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6996 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-2006-6996 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6996 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3jqw-hwhx-6fx6.