CVE-2006-6256 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the file manager in admin/bro_main.php in AlternC 0.9.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a folder name.

Published: 2006-12-04

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 2.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:alternc:alternc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-6239	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the file manager in admin/bro_main.php in AlternC 0.9.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a folder name.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02467.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://dev.alternc.org/trac/alternc/changeset/1739
http://secunia.com/advisories/23144
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1965
http://www.ground418.org/exploits/read.php?file=06-alternC-095.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452988/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21355
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4851
https://dev.alternc.org/trac/alternc/milestone/0.9.6
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30625

History

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Subscriptions

Alternc Alternc

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-12-04T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T20:19:35.093Z

Reserved: 2006-12-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-6256

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-12-04T11:28:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-6256

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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