CVE-2006-5652 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.7% (pctl 76)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Sun iPlanet Messaging Server Messenger Express allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script via the expression Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) function, as demonstrated by setting the width style for an IMG element. NOTE: this issue might be related to CVE-2006-5486, however due to the vagueness of the initial advisory and different researchers, it has been assigned a new CVE.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 1.68% — more likely to be exploited than 76% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-11-03 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| sun | iplanet messaging server messenger express |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | iPlanet Messaging Server - Messenger Express Expression() HTML Injection | 2006-10-31 |
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-October/050460.html
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1806
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450184/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20838
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29929
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-October/050460.html
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1806
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450184/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20838
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29929
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