CVE-2006-5442

NONECVSS 0.0Trending — 3 sources updated this week

0.0

ViewVC 1.0.2 and earlier does not specify a charset in its HTTP headers or HTML documents, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks that inject arbitrary UTF-7 encoded JavaScript code via a view.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: 0.0(none)
EPSS: 81.2%
KEV: Not listed

Published

October 21, 2006

Last Modified

April 23, 2026

References (16)

cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/22395
cve@mitrehttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/1755
cve@mitrehttp://viewvc.tigris.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=announce&msgNo=5&raw=true
cve@mitrehttp://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc/trunk/CHANGES?rev=HEAD
cve@mitrehttp://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_102006.134.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448762/100/0/threaded
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20543
cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29576
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/22395
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1755
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://viewvc.tigris.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=announce&msgNo=5&raw=true
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://viewvc.tigris.org/source/browse/viewvc/trunk/CHANGES?rev=HEAD
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_102006.134.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448762/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20543

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
debian:10	viewvc @ 1.0.3-1	—	osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

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What is CVE-2006-5442?

CVE-2006-5442 is a none vulnerability published on October 21, 2006. ViewVC 1.0.2 and earlier does not specify a charset in its HTTP headers or HTML documents, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks that inject arbitrary UTF-7 encoded JavaScript code via a view.

When was CVE-2006-5442 disclosed?

CVE-2006-5442 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 21, 2006, with the most recent update on April 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2006-5442 actively exploited?

CVE-2006-5442 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 81.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2006-5442?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2006-5442, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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