CVE-2006-5653

MEDIUM 4.3CVE-2006-5653 · Published 03/11/2006 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2006-5653 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability affecting java system messenger express (sun).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 4.8%, higher than 92.0% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
java system messenger express sun	`= 6`	No fix yet

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the errorHTML function in the index script in Sun Java System Messenger Express 6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the error parameter. NOTE: this issue might be related to CVE-2006-5486, however due to the vagueness of the initial advisory and different researchers a new CVE was assigned.

References

secunia.com/advisories/22663 · Exploit
securityreason.com/securityalert/1805
securityfocus.com/archive/1/450153/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com/archive/1/456273/100/200/threaded
securityfocus.com/bid/20832 · Exploit
securitytracker.com/id
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4281
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29939

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