CVE-2006-6978 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability within the "Basic Toolbar Selection" feature of FCKEditor, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript. This is achieved by injecting a javascript: URI into the href or onmouseover attribute of an A HTML tag. With a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity), successful exploitation requires user interaction (AC:M) but does not necessitate authentication (Au:N), leading to potential information disclosure (C:N) and integrity compromise (I:P). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fckeditor:fckeditor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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