PT-2006-3895 · Unknown · Chemical Dictionary

Luny · Published 2006-06-13 · Updated 2018-10-18 · CVE-2006-2988

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Chemical Dictionary (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the keyword parameter in a browse action.

Recommendations For all affected versions, consider restricting access to the dictionary.php file until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the keyword parameter in the browse action to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-2988

Affected Products

Chemical Dictionary

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2988 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20540 · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2235 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/18337 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/436412/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27025 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1083 · Note