CVE-2006-1889
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the search action handler in index.php in Nils Asmussen (aka SCRIPTSOLUTION) Boardsolution 1.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the "Search for" item (keyword parameter).
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Boardsolution 1.12 and earlier allows injection of arbitrary web script or HTML via the 'keyword' parameter in the search action handler of index.php. The search functionality fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before reflecting it back in the page.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 1.12CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Boardsolution installationLocate the Boardsolution application files on the web server, typically in the web root directory. Verify the presence of index.php and other Boardsolution core files.Affected if Boardsolution script is present on the server
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Determine installed versionCheck the software version by reviewing any version file, footer, or admin panel information. Compare the installed version to the affected range: <= 1.12.Affected if Installed version is 1.12 or any earlier version
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Verify search functionality is accessibleAccess the search feature on the site - typically found via a search form submitting to index.php with a 'keyword' parameter in the query string.Affected if Search functionality is enabled and accessible to users
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Check keyword parameter handlingSubmit a test XSS payload (such as <script>alert('test')</script>) in the keyword parameter to the search URL and inspect the response page to see if the input is reflected without encoding.Affected if The keyword parameter value is reflected in the page output without proper HTML encoding (htmlspecialchars or equivalent)
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Inspect source code for sanitizationIf source code access is available, examine the search handler in index.php or related files to verify whether the keyword parameter is processed through htmlspecialchars() or equivalent output encoding before display.Affected if No output encoding function is applied to the keyword parameter before it is displayed
A user is affected if they are running Boardsolution version 1.12 or earlier and the search feature reflects user input without proper HTML encoding.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement proper input validation and output encoding (e.g., htmlspecialchars()) on the keyword parameter in the search handler to neutralize malicious script content before display.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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