Servers and applications
CVE-2006-2431
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the 500 Internal Server Error page on the SOAP port (8880/tcp) in IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.0.2 and earlier, 5.1.x before 5.1.1.12, and 6.0.2 up to 6.0.2.7, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the URI, which is contained in a FAULTACTOR element on this page. NOTE: some sources have reported the element as…
- Severity
- Medium 4.3
- Published
- 17 May 2006
- Last changed
- 16 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 1 Nov 2026
- Exploit chance
- 3% in the next 30 daysHigher than 87% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
- Weakness
- Cross-site scripting (CWE-79)
- Attack
- Over the network · No login needed
- Attacker can
- Change some data
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N- Sources
- NVD
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the 500 Internal Server Error page on the SOAP port (8880/tcp) in IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.0.2 and earlier, 5.1.x before 5.1.1.12, and 6.0.2 up to 6.0.2.7, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the URI, which is contained in a FAULTACTOR element on this page. NOTE: some sources have reported the element as "faultfactor," but this is likely erroneous.
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
IBM WebSphere Application ServerServers and applications · cpe:a:ibm:websphere_application_server |
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