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CVE-2006-5791 Detail

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in elogd.c in ELOG 2.6.2 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or web script via (1) the filename for downloading, which is not quoted in an error message by the send_file_direct function, and (2) the Type or Category values in a New entry, which is not properly handled in an error message by the submit_elog function.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=392016
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=392016
http://secunia.com/advisories/22638 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/22638 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/23580
http://secunia.com/advisories/23580
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1242
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1242
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20881
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20881
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20882
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20882
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4315
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4315
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29986
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29986

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-5791
NVD Published Date:
11/07/2006
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE