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CVE-2006-5453

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Bugzilla 2.18.x before 2.18.6, 2.20.x before 2.20.3, 2.22.x before 2.22.1, and 2.23.x before 2.23.3 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) page headers using the H1, H2, and H3 HTML tags in global/header.html.tmpl, (2) description fields of certain items in various edit cgi scripts, and (3) the id parameter in showdependencygraph.cgi.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2006-5453 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from mozilla 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

2006-10-23T17:07:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 3.5 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

6.8

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	mozilla	bugzilla	2.18	Yes
Application	mozilla	bugzilla	2.18	Yes
Application	mozilla	bugzilla	2.18	Yes
Application	mozilla	bugzilla	2.18	Yes
Application	mozilla	bugzilla	2.18.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	bugzilla	2.18.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	bugzilla	2.18.3	Yes
Application	mozilla	bugzilla	2.18.4	Yes
Application	mozilla	bugzilla	2.18.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	bugzilla	2.20	Yes
Application	mozilla	bugzilla	2.20	Yes
Application	mozilla	bugzilla	2.20	Yes
Application	mozilla	bugzilla	2.20.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	bugzilla	2.20.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	bugzilla	2.22	Yes
Application	mozilla	bugzilla	2.23	Yes
Application	mozilla	bugzilla	2.23.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	bugzilla	2.23.2	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/22409 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/22790 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/22826 ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-04.xml ([email protected])
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1760 ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017063 Patch ([email protected])
http://www.bugzilla.org/security/2.18.5/ ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1208 ([email protected])
http://www.osvdb.org/29544 ([email protected])
http://www.osvdb.org/29545 Patch ([email protected])
http://www.osvdb.org/29549 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448777/100/100/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20538 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4035 ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=206037 Patch ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=330555 Patch ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355728 Patch ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29610 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29619 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/22409 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/22790 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/22826 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-04.xml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1760 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017063 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.bugzilla.org/security/2.18.5/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1208 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.osvdb.org/29544 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.osvdb.org/29545 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.osvdb.org/29549 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448777/100/100/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20538 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4035 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=206037 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=330555 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355728 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29610 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29619 (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 mozilla'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.