CVE-2006-1040 json
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in vBulletin 3.0.12 and 3.5.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via t…
published 2006-03-07 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-1044
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.6%
- EPSS 2.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in vBulletin 3.0.12 and 3.5.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the email field, which is injected in profile.php but not sanitized in sendmsg.php.
Patch / fix
- kapda.ir/advisory-266.html advisory
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-27343)
- Published
Exploit prediction
2.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
References
-
kapda.ir
/advisory-266.html
exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/19100
third-party-advisory
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/0808
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/426589/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/426537/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
- vbulletin.com /forum/showthread.php?postid=1079030
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/16919
vdb-entry
-
osvdb.org
/23614
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-1040
- NVD CVE-2006-1040
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