PT-2006-5798 · Unknown · Wwwthreads

Root3R_H3Ll · Published 2006-09-28 · Updated 2018-10-17 · CVE-2006-5059

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.1

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WWWthreads versions 5.4.2 and earlier

Description The issue allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Cat parameter to various API endpoints, including "dosearch.php", "postlist.php", "showmembers.php", "faq english.php", "online.php", "login.php", "newuser.php", "wwwthreads.php", "search.php". This can lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

Recommendations For WWWthreads versions 5.4.2 and earlier, consider disabling access to the vulnerable API endpoints until a patch is available. Restrict input for the Cat parameter in the affected endpoints to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-5059

Affected Products

Wwwthreads

References · 6

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/20178 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5059 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22211 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1645 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/446911/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3858 · Note