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Summary
A vulnerability has been found in imageVue 0.16.1 and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file index.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument bgcol results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2006-0703. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in imageVue 0.16.1. This affects an unknown part of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument bgcol with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Unspecified vulnerability in index.php in imageVue 16.1 has unknown impact, probably a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability involving the query string that is not quoted when inserted into style and body tags, as demonstrated using a bgcol parameter.
The bug was discovered 02/11/2006. The weakness was released 02/15/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-0703 since 02/15/2006. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20991 (imageVue < 16.2 admin/upload.php Unrestricted File Upload), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (27199), Tenable (20991), SecurityFocus (BID 16594†), OSVDB (23168†) and Secunia (SA18802†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-28730, VDB-28729 and VDB-28728. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 20991
Nessus Name: imageVue < 16.2 admin/upload.php Unrestricted File Upload
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
02/11/2006 🔍02/11/2006 🔍
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02/15/2006 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: vupen.com⛔Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2006-0703 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0703
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28731
X-Force: 24642
SecurityFocus: 16594 - ImageVue Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 18802
OSVDB: 23168 - imageVue index.php SQL injection
Vulnerability Center: 10537 - ImageVue 16.1 index.php Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-0570
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 11:11Updated: 11/27/2025 23:29
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (63), 06/15/2019 08:39 (7), 07/07/2021 21:36 (3), 07/07/2021 21:50 (1), 11/27/2025 23:29 (20)
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