osCommerce admin/currencies.php page cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in osCommerce. This affects an unknown function of the file admin/currencies.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument page results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2006-5190. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in osCommerce (E-Commerce Management Software) (version now known). It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing of the file admin/currencies.php. The manipulation of the argument page 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.

The bug was discovered 09/27/2006. The weakness was released 10/04/2006 by Lostmon Lords (Website). The advisory is shared at lostmon.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-5190. The exploitability is told to be difficult. 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 exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:admin/currencies.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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 databases at X-Force (29355), SecurityFocus (BID 20343†), OSVDB (29798†), Secunia (SA22275†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1016979†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-32649, VDB-84739, VDB-84740 and VDB-84742. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.0

VulDB Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Temp Score: 3.0
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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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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/27/2006 🔍
10/04/2006 +7 days 🔍
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10/05/2006 +1 days 🔍
10/06/2006 +0 days 🔍
05/08/2016 +3502 days 🔍
04/23/2026 +3637 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: lostmon.blogspot.com
Researcher: Lostmon Lords
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-5190 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5190
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-84741
X-Force: 29355 - osCommerce page and zpage parameters cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 20343 - osCommerce Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22275
OSVDB: 29798 - osCommerce admin/currencies.php page Parameter XSS
SecurityTracker: 1016979

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

Created: 05/08/2016 20:04
Updated: 04/23/2026 21:02
Changes: 05/08/2016 20:04 (51), 06/07/2017 14:52 (3), 08/05/2022 14:05 (3), 08/05/2022 14:06 (7), 05/18/2025 20:31 (16), 04/23/2026 21:02 (1)
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