CVE-2006-1040 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in vBulletin versions 3.0.12 and 3.5.3. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through the email field, which is improperly sanitized when displayed in sendmsg.php after being entered in profile.php. With a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity), successful exploitation requires medium attack complexity and could lead to information disclosure (C:P). While not actively exploited in the wild (KEV: No), exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB (EDB-27343), though there is no evidence of Metasploit or Nuclei modules, nor significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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