CVE-2006-5599 json
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Oracle Application Express (formerly HTML DB) before 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to inject ar…
published 2006-10-28 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-5584
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.7%
- EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Oracle Application Express (formerly HTML DB) before 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or web script via the WWV_FLOW_ITEM_HELP package. NOTE: it is likely that this issue overlaps one of the Oracle VulnIDs covered by CVE-2006-5351. Oracle has not publicly disputed claims by a reliable researcher that this has been fixed by the October 2006 CPU.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
1.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
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
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red-database-security.com
/advisory/oracle_apex_css_wwv_flow_item_help.html
patch, vendor-advisory
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us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA06-291A.html
third-party-advisory, patch, us-government-resource
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oracle.com
/technology/deploy/security/critical-patch-updates/cpuoct2006.html
patch
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securityreason.com
/securityalert/1792
third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/449500/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-5599
- NVD CVE-2006-5599
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