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CVE-2006-5129

MEDIUM · 6.8 CVSS v2.0 Published 2006-10-03
Mitigation only
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77/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in ph03y3nk just another flat file (JAF) CMS 4.0 RC1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the message parameter, and possibly other parameters, in module/shout/jafshout.php (aka the shoutbox); and (2) the message body in a forum post in module/forum/topicwin.php, related to the name, email, title, date, ldate, and lname variables.

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 confidence

Multiple stored XSS vulnerabilities exist in JAF CMS 4.0 RC1 where user-supplied input in the shoutbox (module/shout/jafshout.php, message parameter) and forum posts (module/forum/topicwin.php, message body and related fields like name, email, title, date, ldate, lname) is not properly sanitized before output, allowing injection of arbitrary HTML or JavaScript.

MitigationImplement proper input validation and output encoding (e.g., htmlspecialchars) for all user-supplied data before rendering in the shoutbox and forum modules to prevent XSS execution.

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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
Jaf CmsApplication
Affected:= 4.0

CVSS 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
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify JAF CMS installation and version
    Locate the CMS installation directory and check for version files, typically in the root directory (e.g., version.php, index.php header, or about page). Compare the installed version to 4.0.
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 4.0 (JAF CMS 4.0 RC1).
  2. Verify shoutbox module presence
    Check if the file module/shout/jafshout.php exists in the CMS installation directory.
    Affected if The shoutbox module file exists and is accessible via the web application.
  3. Verify forum module presence
    Check if the file module/forum/topicwin.php exists in the CMS installation directory.
    Affected if The forum module file exists and is accessible via the web application.
  4. Inspect shoutbox source for input sanitization
    Examine module/shout/jafshout.php source code and search for the message parameter handling. Look for whether htmlspecialchars, htmlentities, or similar sanitization functions are applied before output.
    Affected if The message parameter from user input is reflected in the output without proper encoding (e.g., no htmlspecialchars with ENT_QUOTES).
  5. Inspect forum source for input sanitization
    Examine module/forum/topicwin.php source code and review how user-supplied fields (message body, name, email, title, date, ldate, lname) are handled before being displayed. Look for missing output encoding.
    Affected if Any of the mentioned fields (name, email, title, date, ldate, lname, message body) are output without proper sanitization functions.

A user is affected if they are running JAF CMS version 4.0 with the shoutbox or forum module enabled and the source code lacks proper output encoding for user-supplied input in these modules.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement proper input validation and output encoding (e.g., htmlspecialchars) for all user-supplied data before rendering in the shoutbox and forum modules to prevent XSS execution.

Fix this in Jaf Cms Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
9.0 hours of engineering $1,600
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