Adobe Flash Player up to 9.0.16 HTTP XML Request XML.addRequestHeader cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 9.0.16 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function XML.addRequestHeader of the component HTTP XML Request Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2006-5330. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Adobe Flash Player up to 9.0.16 (Multimedia Player Software). This issue affects the function XML.addRequestHeader of the component HTTP XML Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

CRLF injection vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player plugin 9.0.16 and earlier for Windows, 7.0.63 and earlier for Linux, 7.x before 7.0 r67 for Solaris, and before 9.0.28.0 for Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to modify HTTP headers of client requests and conduct HTTP Request Splitting attacks via CRLF sequences in arguments to the ActionScript functions (1) XML.addRequestHeader and (2) XML.contentType. NOTE: the flexibility of the attack varies depending on the type of web browser being used.

The bug was discovered 10/17/2006. The weakness was released 10/19/2006 by Marc Bevand with Rapid7 (Website). The advisory is shared at rapid7.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-5330 since 10/17/2006. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The exploit is available at rapid7.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23869 (Flash Player HTTP Header CRLF Injection (APSB06-18)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115527 (Apple Mac OS X 10.4.9 and Security Update 2007-003 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2007-03-13)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at adobe.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29634), Tenable (23869), SecurityFocus (BID 20592†), OSVDB (29863†) and Secunia (SA25467†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-2060, VDB-2709, VDB-2824 and VDB-2832. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 23869
Nessus Name: Flash Player HTTP Header CRLF Injection (APSB06-18)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: adobe.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: rapid7.com
Researcher: Marc Bevand
Organization: Rapid7
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-5330 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5330
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2621

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X-Force: 29634 - Adobe Flash Player plugin addRequestHeader and contentType cross-site request forgery, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 20592 - Adobe Flash Player Plugin HTTP Header Injection Weakness
Secunia: 25467 - Sun Solaris update for Adobe Flash Player, Less Critical
OSVDB: 29863 - Adobe Flash Player HTTP Header CRLF Injection
SecurityTracker: 1017078
Vulnerability Center: 13372 - Adobe Flash Player HTTP Headers Modification due to CRLF Injection, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-1999

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/20/2006 15:36
Updated: 04/24/2026 12:54
Changes: 10/20/2006 15:36 (103), 07/12/2019 09:02 (1), 04/24/2026 12:54 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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