CVE-2006-2431 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3% (pctl 87)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the 500 Internal Server Error page on the SOAP port (8880/tcp) in IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.0.2 and earlier, 5.1.x before 5.1.1.12, and 6.0.2 up to 6.0.2.7, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the URI, which is contained in a FAULTACTOR element on this page. NOTE: some sources have reported the element as "faultfactor," but this is likely erroneous.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.01% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-05-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ibm | websphere application server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | IBM Websphere 6.0 - 'Faultactor' Cross-Site Scripting | 2006-11-13 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-05/0175.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20032
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/910
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017170
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&dc=DB550&q1=PK16492&uid=swg1PK22416&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8&lang=
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg24012064
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg24012163
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=PK16602&apar=only
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=PK26181&apar=only
- http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-November/001112.html
- http://www.niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/re-20061031-00727.pdf?lang=en
- http://www.osvdb.org/25371
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450704/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21018
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1736
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30055
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-05/0175.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20032
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/910
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017170
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