VDB-32634 · CVE-2006-5169 · BID 20279

PowerPortal 1.1 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in PowerPortal 1.1. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2006-5169. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in PowerPortal 1.1. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in John Himmelman (aka DaRk2k1) PowerPortal 1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors, possibly related to registering a user. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information.

The weakness was shared 10/10/2006 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-5169 since 10/04/2006. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 20279†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

09/30/2006 🔍
10/04/2006 +4 days 🔍
10/10/2006 +6 days 🔍
10/10/2006 +0 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3075 days 🔍
04/23/2026 +4060 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-5169 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5169
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32634
SecurityFocus: 20279 - PowerPortal Register User Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 04/23/2026 18:28
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (42), 08/05/2018 06:42 (6), 04/23/2026 18:28 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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