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CVE-2006-3817

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Novell GroupWise WebAccess 6.5 and 7 before 20060727 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an encoded SCRIPT element in an e-mail message with the UTF-7 character set, as demonstrated by the "+ADw-SCRIPT+AD4-" sequence.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2006-3817 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from novell organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2006, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2006-08-11T10:04:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	novell	groupwise_webaccess	6.5	Yes
Application	novell	groupwise_webaccess	6.5	Yes
Application	novell	groupwise_webaccess	6.5	Yes
Application	novell	groupwise_webaccess	6.5	Yes
Application	novell	groupwise_webaccess	6.5	Yes
Application	novell	groupwise_webaccess	7	Yes

References

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-August/048593.html Exploit, Patch ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/21411 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016648 ([email protected])
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2974176.htm Patch ([email protected])
http://www.infobyte.com.ar/adv/ISR-14.html Exploit, Patch ([email protected])
http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&externalId=3701584&sliceId=SAL_Public Patch ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442719/100/100/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19297 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3098 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28211 ([email protected])
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-August/048593.html Exploit, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/21411 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016648 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/2974176.htm Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.infobyte.com.ar/adv/ISR-14.html Exploit, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&externalId=3701584&sliceId=SAL_Public Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442719/100/100/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19297 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3098 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28211 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For novell's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.