Google Mini Search Appliance cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Google Mini Search Appliance. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2006-6223. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Mini Search Appliance (affected version not known). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Google Search Appliance and Google Mini allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a UTF-7 encoded q parameter.

The weakness was published 12/01/2006 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-6223 since 12/01/2006. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

It is declared as highly functional.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30647), SecurityFocus (BID 21438†), Secunia (SA23239†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017317†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

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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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Status: Highly functional

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/30/2006 🔍
12/01/2006 +1 days 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3019 days 🔍
04/23/2025 +3695 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-6223 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6223
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33560
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X-Force: 30647 - Google Search Appliance UTF-7 character cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 21438 - Google Search Appliance UTF-7 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 23239
SecurityTracker: 1017317 - Google Search Appliance UTF-7 Processing Bug Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Vupen: ADV-2006-4789

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 04/23/2025 09:39
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (49), 10/04/2017 09:54 (10), 11/25/2024 07:13 (17), 04/23/2025 09:39 (2)
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