CVE-2006-2431
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the 500 Internal Server Error page on the SOAP port ...
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.
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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.
- Record
CVE-2006-2431- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-2431- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-2432 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2006-2432- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m8fm-7pr6-g969 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the 500 Internal Server Error page on the SOAP port ...
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.
- Record
GHSA-m8fm-7pr6-g969- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | IBM Websphere 6.0 - 'Faultactor' Cross-Site Scripting | 2006-11-13 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-2431 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published May 17, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.00%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30055
niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/re-20061031-00727.pdf?lang=en
www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=PK16602&apar=only
osvdb.org/25371
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securityfocus.com/bid/21018
securityreason.com/securityalert/910
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1736
secunia.com/advisories/20032
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-05/0175.html
securitytracker.com/id?1017170
attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-November/001112.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2431
github.com/advisories/GHSA-m8fm-7pr6-g969