Mercury · Mercury Sitescope · CVE-2006-5134
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Mercury SiteScope version 8.1.2.0
Mercury SiteScope version 8.2
**Description**
The issue allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service, resulting in a loss of connectivity to the classic interface. This can be achieved via attempted HTML injection into the `new monitor description` field.
**Recommendations**
For Mercury SiteScope version 8.1.2.0, avoid using the `new monitor description` field until a fix is available.
For Mercury SiteScope version 8.2, restrict access to the `new monitor description` field to prevent HTML injection attempts until a patch is released.