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CVE-2006-6996

UnknownEPSS 0.84%

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CVE-2006-6996 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
0.84%

53.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
The War ForgeWarforge.News1.0

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2006-6996?
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.
How severe is CVE-2006-6996?
Severity scoring for CVE-2006-6996 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 0.84% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6996?
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Source: NVD / NIST