CVE-2006-5653

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-11-03 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the errorHTML function in the index script in Sun Java System Messenger Express 6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the error parameter. NOTE: this issue might be related to CVE-2006-5486, however due to the vagueness of the initial advisory and different researchers a new CVE was assigned.

Affected products

Sun Java System Messenger Express: 6

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/22663
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1805
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450153/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456273/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20832
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018106
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4281
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29939
http://secunia.com/advisories/22663
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1805
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450153/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456273/100/200/threaded

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