CVE-2006-6159
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 · uneditedMultiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in newticket.php in DeskPRO 2.0.0 and 2.0.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) message or (2) subject 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 · moderate confidenceReflected XSS vulnerability in DeskPRO 2.0.0 and 2.0.1's newticket.php script where the subject and message parameters are not properly sanitized, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript or HTML into the application.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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= 2.0.0= 2.0.1CVSS 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed DeskPRO versionCheck the DeskPRO installation for its version number, typically found in a version file, admin interface, or product metadataAffected if The installed version is 2.0.0 or 2.0.1 specifically
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Locate newticket.php scriptVerify that the newticket.php script exists within the web application's directory structureAffected if The newticket.php file is present in the application
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Inspect parameter handling in newticket.phpReview the newticket.php source code to examine how the 'subject' and 'message' parameters are processed and output - look for absence of output encoding functions like htmlspecialchars before reflecting data back to the userAffected if The subject and/or message parameters are reflected in the response without proper sanitization or escaping
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Confirm XSS reflectionSubmit a test request to newticket.php containing a benign XSS probe in the subject and/or message parameter, then examine if the response reflects the unescaped payload back to the clientAffected if The submitted payload appears in the page output without being HTML-encoded
The environment is affected if running DeskPRO version 2.0.0 or 2.0.1 and the newticket.php script reflects the subject or message parameters 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 dataApply proper input validation and output encoding/escaping to the subject and message parameters in newticket.php to neutralize malicious script injection. Consider implementing a web application firewall as an additional layer of protection.
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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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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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