CVE-2006-2501
Status: ModifiedMedium (6.8)—
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Sun ONE Web Server 6.0 SP9 and earlier, Java System Web Server 6.1 SP4 and earlier, Sun ONE Application Server 7 Platform and Standard Edition Update 6 and earlier, and Java System Application Server 7 2004Q2 Standard and Enterprise Edition Update 2 and earlier, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unknown attack vectors, possibly involving error messages.
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Base score: 6.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 3.40%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 88
- Score date: 10/3/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (4)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-Other
References
- http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2303D5EAA8/index.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20147
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016125
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016126
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102164-1
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/114956
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18035
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1866
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26550
- http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2303D5EAA8/index.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20147
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016125
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016126
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102164-1
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/114956
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18035
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1866
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26550
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