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medium 4.3

CVE-2006-5653 json

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the errorHTML function in the index script in Sun Java System Messenger Express 6 allows remote…

published 2006-11-03 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-5638

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.8%
EPSS 4.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the errorHTML function in the index script in Sun Java System Messenger Express 6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the error parameter. NOTE: this issue might be related to CVE-2006-5486, however due to the vagueness of the initial advisory and different researchers a new CVE was assigned.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-28887)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

4.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-28887 Sun Java System 6.x - Messenger Express Cross-Site Scripting remote, 2006-10-31
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20832 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/22663 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

References

Sources

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