CVE-2006-2990
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in default.asp in VanillaSoft Helpdesk 2005 and earlier...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in default.asp in VanillaSoft Helpdesk 2005 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the username parameter.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.3
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in default.asp in VanillaSoft Helpdesk 2005 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the username parameter.
- Record
CVE-2006-2990- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in default.asp in VanillaSoft Helpdesk 2005 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the username parameter.
- Record
CVE-2006-2990- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-2987 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in default.asp in VanillaSoft Helpdesk 2005 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the username parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2006-2987- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fx89-h5j3-9j86 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in default.asp in VanillaSoft Helpdesk 2005 and earlier...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in default.asp in VanillaSoft Helpdesk 2005 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the username parameter.
- Record
GHSA-fx89-h5j3-9j86- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-2990 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Vanillasoft Helpdesk, published June 13, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.98%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
pridels0.blogspot.com/2006/06/vanillasoft-helpdesk-xss-vuln.html
secunia.com/advisories/20544
securitytracker.com/id?1016254
securityfocus.com/bid/18368
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2247
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27020
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2990
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fx89-h5j3-9j86