CVE-2006-5791
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in elogd.c in ELOG 2.6.2 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or web script via (1) the filename for downloading, which is not quoted in an error message by the send_file_direct function, and (2) the Type or Category values in a New entry, which is not properly handled in an error message by the submit_elog function.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 2.6 (v2.0)
- Severity
- LOW
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N- EPSS score
- 1.4% (72th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-5775)
- Published
- November 7, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-5775 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- stefan ritt / elog web logbook
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=392016
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22638(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23580
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1242
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20881
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20882
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4315
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29986
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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