PT-2006-5962 · Torrentflux · Torrentflux

Steven Roddis · Published 2006-10-10 · Updated 2018-10-17 · CVE-2006-5227

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions TorrentFlux version 2.1

Description A cross-site scripting (XSS) issue exists, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the user agent variable, which is likely obtained from the User-Agent HTTP header, and possibly the ip resolved variable.

Recommendations For TorrentFlux version 2.1, consider restricting access to the admin.php file until a fix is available, and avoid using the user agent and ip resolved variables in sensitive operations to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-5227

Affected Products

Torrentflux

References · 9

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/20371 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://stevenroddis.com.au/2006/10/06/torrentflux-user-agent-xss-vulnerability · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5227 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22293 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/447836/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1017007 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29374 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5227 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1706 · Note