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CVE-2006-5652

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-5652 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Sun iPlanet Messaging Server Messenger Express. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script by leveraging the expression Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) function, specifically demonstrated through manipulating the width style of an IMG element. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium severity with network access, medium complexity, and potential for partial integrity impact. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-28890) exists, and there is no significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:iplanet_messaging_server_messenger_express:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.64%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
73.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-28890 · Oct 31, 2006
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0164 is in the 50th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

lists.grok.org.uk / pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-October/050460.html
securityreason.com / securityalert/1806
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/29929
securityfocus.com / archive/1/450184/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/20838
Exploit