CVE-2006-7192 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2006-7192?

CVE-2006-7192 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft .Net Framework, published on 10 Apr 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

Microsoft ASP .NET Framework 2.0.50727.42 does not properly handle comment (/* */) enclosures, which allows remote attackers to bypass request filtering and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, or cause a denial of service, as demonstrated via an xss:expression STYLE attribute in a closing XSS HTML tag.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-7192?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft .Net Framework.

How do I fix CVE-2006-7192?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-7192 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-2006-7192 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-7192 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-p2x9-4jqf-r3j6.