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CVE-2006-5791

Published: Nov 7, 2006Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
2.6LOW
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.4%
Top 31.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in elogd.c in ELOG 2.6.2 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or web script via (1) the filename for downloading, which is not quoted in an error message by the send_file_direct function, and (2) the Type or Category values in a New entry, which is not properly handled in an error message by the submit_elog function.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HAu:NC:NI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:HAccess Complexity
High
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

n/an/a
elog web logbookstefan ritt
On-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
stefan rittindividual-devEnterprise Softwareaka elog web logbook

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/23580
secunia.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29986
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20881
securityfocus.com
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Timeline

Published
Nov 7, 2006
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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