CVE-2006-6965: XSS

Published Jan 29, 2007
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Updated

CRLF injection vulnerability in lib/exe/fetch.php in DokuWiki 2006-03-09e, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks via CRLF sequences in the media parameter. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged for XSS attacks.

Affected Software

2 affected components
Andreas Gohr Dokuwiki=release_2006-03-09
Andreas Gohr Dokuwiki=release_2006-03-09e

Event History

Jan 29, 2007
CVE Published
05:28 PM
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6965?

CVE-2006-6965 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for allowing HTTP response splitting attacks.

2

How do I fix CVE-2006-6965?

To fix CVE-2006-6965, update DokuWiki to a version released after 2006-03-09e that addresses this vulnerability.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2006-6965?

CVE-2006-6965 affects DokuWiki versions 2006-03-09 and 2006-03-09e.

4

Can CVE-2006-6965 be exploited for XSS attacks?

Yes, CVE-2006-6965 can be leveraged to conduct XSS attacks due to HTTP header injection.

5

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2006-6965?

The potential impacts of CVE-2006-6965 include unauthorized data access and manipulation through crafted HTTP headers.

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