CVE-2006-4273 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.2% (pctl 82)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Jelsoft vBulletin 3.5.4 and 3.6.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by uploading an attachment with a .pdf extension that contains JavaScript, which is processed as script by Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.15% — more likely to be exploited than 82% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-08-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| jelsoft | vbulletin |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | vBulletin 3.0.14 - 'global.php' Encoded Cross-Site Scripting | 2006-08-05 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-08/0074.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-08/0082.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/27778
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442488/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19334
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28239
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-08/0074.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-08/0082.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/27778
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442488/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19334
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28239
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