CVE-2006-0779 : Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in u2u.php in XMB Forums 1.9.3 and earl

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in u2u.php in XMB Forums 1.9.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the username parameter, as demonstrated using a URL-encoded iframe tag.

Published 2006-02-19 00:02:00

Updated 2021-04-29 15:15:10

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)

Products affected by CVE-2006-0779

Xmb Forum » XMB
Versions up to, including, (<=) 1.9.3
cpe:2.3:a:xmb_forum:xmb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-0779

EPSS FAQ

0.72%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 78 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2006-0779

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
4.3	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N	8.6	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: None

CWE ids for CVE-2006-0779

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Vendor statements for CVE-2006-0779

XMB 2021-04-23

This CVE is considered invalid because it duplicates CVE-2005-3544, "XMB versions 1.9.8 and later were checked and are not vulnerable." Upgrades are available at https://www.xmbforum2.com/

References for CVE-2006-0779