CVE-2006-6779

vBulletin - Cross-Site Scripting via SWF ActionScript

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-6779. PoCs published by Ashraf Morad.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in vBulletin by leveraging a malicious SWF file to inject JavaScript. The script steals cookie-based authentication credentials by appending a dynamically created script tag that exfiltrates the document.cookie to a remote server.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Jelsoft vBulletin allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an SWF file that uses ActionScript to trigger execution of JavaScript.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Ashraf Morad · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29338

This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in vBulletin by leveraging a malicious SWF file to inject JavaScript. The script steals cookie-based authentication credentials by appending a dynamically created script tag that exfiltrates the document.cookie to a remote server.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: vBulletin (versions where SWF uploads are enabled)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: SWF file uploads must be enabled by the site administrator
MITRE ATT&CK
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455265/100/0/threaded
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21736
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455351/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2084
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455414/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31119

Scores

EPSS 0.0348
EPSS Percentile 87.9%

Details

Status published
Products (8)
jelsoft/vbulletin 3.5.1
jelsoft/vbulletin 3.5.2
jelsoft/vbulletin 3.5.4
jelsoft/vbulletin 3.6.0
jelsoft/vbulletin 3.6.1
jelsoft/vbulletin 3.6.2
jelsoft/vbulletin 3.6.3
jelsoft/vbulletin 3.6.4
Published Dec 28, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026