CVE-2006-5652
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Sun iPlanet Messaging Server Messenger Express allows...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Sun iPlanet Messaging Server Messenger Express allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script via the expression Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) function, as demonstrated by setting the width style for an IMG element. NOTE: this issue might be related to CVE-2006-5486, however due to the vagueness of the initial advisory and different researchers, it has been assigned a new CVE.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Sun iPlanet Messaging Server Messenger Express allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script via the expression Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) function, as demonstrated by setting the width style for an IMG element. NOTE: this issue might be related to CVE-2006-5486, however due to the vagueness of the initial advisory and different researchers, it has been assigned a new CVE.
- Record
CVE-2006-5652- 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 Sun iPlanet Messaging Server Messenger Express allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script via the expression Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) function, as demonstrated by setting the width style for an IMG element. NOTE: this issue might be related to CVE-2006-5486, however due to the vagueness of the initial advisory and different researchers, it has been assigned a new CVE.
- Record
CVE-2006-5652- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-5637 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Sun iPlanet Messaging Server Messenger Express allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script via the expression Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) function, as demonstrated by setting the width style for an IMG element. NOTE: this issue might be related to CVE-2006-5486, however due to the vagueness of the initial advisory and different researchers, it has been assigned a new CVE.
- Record
EUVD-2006-5637- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c678-jhc7-f2wf No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Sun iPlanet Messaging Server Messenger Express allows...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Sun iPlanet Messaging Server Messenger Express allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script via the expression Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) function, as demonstrated by setting the width style for an IMG element. NOTE: this issue might be related to CVE-2006-5486, however due to the vagueness of the initial advisory and different researchers, it has been assigned a new CVE.
- Record
GHSA-c678-jhc7-f2wf- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | iPlanet Messaging Server - Messenger Express Expression() HTML Injection | 2006-10-31 |
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-2006-5652 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Sun Iplanet Messaging Server Messenger Express, published November 3, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.68%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29929
securityfocus.com/bid/20838
lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-October/050460.html
securityreason.com/securityalert/1806
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5652
github.com/advisories/GHSA-c678-jhc7-f2wf