CVE-2006-5504 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a base64 encoded params value in the action parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00409.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Simple Machines	Simple Machines Forum

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.0.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.0.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.0.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1_rc1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1_rc2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:simple_machines:simple_machines_forum:1.1_rc3:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-5489	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a base64 encoded params value in the action parameter.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/31070
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449307/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449395/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449478/100/0/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29689

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-10-25T22:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:55:52.956Z

Reserved: 2006-10-25T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2006-5504

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2006-10-25T22:07:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2006-5504

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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