CVE-2006-6868
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 Zen Cart Web Shopping Cart before 1.3.7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
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 confidenceMultiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities exist in Zen Cart Web Shopping Cart versions prior to 1.3.7, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript or HTML into web pages viewed by other users.
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= 1.1.2d= 1.2.6d= 1.2.7= 1.3= 1.3.2= 1.3.5CVSS 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 Zen Cart versionLocate the version file or configuration that contains the Zen Cart installation number. This is typically found in version-related files within the Zen Cart directory structure or database records that store system information.Affected if The installed version is 1.1.2d, 1.2.6d, 1.2.7, 1.3, 1.3.2, or 1.3.5 (any version prior to 1.3.7).
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Confirm the installation is accessibleVerify the Zen Cart web application is reachable and functional. Ensure the storefront or admin panel can be accessed to test parameter handling.Affected if The application is live and processing user requests.
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Test user input fields for XSS vulnerabilitySubmit benign HTML or script tags (such as <script>alert(1)</script>) in common input parameters like search boxes, product reviews, contact forms, or any user-controllable fields. Observe whether the submitted content is rendered unescaped in subsequent page views.Affected if The submitted script or HTML tags execute or appear verbatim in the page output, indicating lack of output encoding.
If the installed Zen Cart version is any release prior to 1.3.7 and the application reflects user input without proper encoding, the environment is vulnerable to CVE-2006-6868.
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 dataUpgrade to Zen Cart 1.3.7 or later, or apply vendor patches if available. If upgrade is not feasible, implement output encoding and input validation across all user-facing parameters.
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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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